Brexit negotiations are not war. EU are not enemies. The EU has been one of the pillars of peace in Europe. Quit the jingoistic bullshit.
Nothing makes me more ashamed of my British passport than this “fight them on the beaches” crap from tissue-soft political journalists.
It reinforces the idea that Britain is wallowing in some half-remembered gin-soaked Simla imperialism. We look mad. But worse,
We look tacky and thoughtless. I don’t think Brexit can be a success but it can at least not be a national embarrassment.
Originally posted as a thread of 4 tweets on Twitter on 19 June 2017. View the original thread.