Wow, so the EU is all down to Germany trying to create an Empire by means other than war. I mean history proves it, how much history proves it though? The British are massive empire builders and have a long and distinguished history of it to a far greater extent than Germany. Frankly I give up. I've already seen the "blame the EU" for our bad deal brigade in action. How dare they not let us pick out the best bits of the EU that we want to keep for free. It is frankly pathetic. Now we have a split country, a cabinet that is falling apart and a pointless and split opposition all because some people want it to be 1945 again. Yeah, "project fear" was arguably a thing and actually explaining to people what and how the EU is would have been better but what can you do when dealing with the fantasy realm the Brexit team lived in. We hold all the cards, easiest deal ever etc. etc.