With EU bureaucrats out to deny an orderly Brexit, ‘no deal’ is the best deal of all

It is obvious by now that the EU Commission and its Europewide planetary bureaucracy do not want an orderly Brexit of mutual benefit to both sides.

They are outraged that a member state has voted to leave and worry that the UK might prove very successful outside the European Union, and they worry also about how they will find the £10bn net contribution that the UK makes to the European Union’s budget as the second biggest contributor.

Brexit throws a spanner in the EU’S work to make “a country called Europe” with ever- tighter regulation, including swiftly moving to a common taxation regime. Moreover, to the dismay of the Eurocrats, Brexit will increase EU scepticism in Italy, Poland, Hungary and other member states.

Clearly, the EU’S power elite want to postpone Brexit as long as possible by extending the deadline of 29 March and hope to reverse it altogether in a second referendum by supercharging “Project Fear” because this has worked in the past in their favour.

In this they have numerous cheerleaders from the urban metropolitan elite and a very well financed Remain campaign.

In 1992 Denmark voted in a referendum against the Maastricht Treaty; a re-run in 1993 produced the opposite result. In 2001 Ireland voted in a referendum against the Treaty of Nice; next year a re-run produced a vote in favour. In 2008 Ireland rejected the Lisbon Treaty; a second referendum produced the “correct” result in 2009.

In each case a massive propaganda operation achieved the desired outcome. This is what the commissariat plans now in the UK. Thus we hear repeated warnings of “a cliff edge”, “a disastrous exit with no deal”, and even “a catastrophe”. This is fake news.

Leaving on World Trade Organisation (WTO) terms will allow trade deals to be swiftly executed with the English-speaking world and the tigers of Asia.

Leaving on WTO terms will save the £39bn bung for domestic use, and boost the economy.

Professor Patrick Minford has calculated that leaving the EU will give the UK a bonus of £135bn between 2020 and 2025 because of free trade and new entrepreneurial startups. “No deal” is the best deal of all.

WILLIAM LONESKIE

Oxton, Lauder

As a Franco-scot I never cease to be amazed at the ability of UK politicos to misunderstand the French.

Perhaps it’s because they are monolingual and a chat in Franglais or translating a diplomatic letter with a dictionary doesn’t convey its meaning.

Even so, Theresa May’s presumption that the French might break ranks with Brussels over their domestic concerns and force the hardline European Commission to make concessions that would benefit Britain was wishful thinking of a high order.

Letmetrytoexplain:macron wantsmoreeuropeanintegration, not less, and the departure of the recalcitrant Brits cements the Franco-german axis and resurrects Jacques Delors’ dream.

Moreover, it’s in his interests that our exit is prohibitively painful.

(REV DR )JOHN CAMERON

Howard Place, St Andrews