// £3.1 BILLION a month interest we pay on our national debt.//
And who built that up the Gromit?
We have been struggling with a depression and a massive debt to service coutesy of labour (for the debt). The tories are also saddled with the Liberals so canot make the draconian cuts needed to bring that debt down.
And no doubt if they had you would then be bleating about that. You can't have it both ways so come clear to us, debt or cuts, which is your preference?
As for the EU, their behavior seems to be getting more and more irrational. Very odd since the hatred of the EU is also across Europe.
I suspect, as others on here have suggested they are preparing for the possibility of it breaking up (not just the UK) and trying to collect as much as possible before it does to reduce Germany's potential debt.
It certainly is not the way to persuade a people to stay!