We used to blame the British for all woes — now it’s the EU’s turn

As we were once told that something had to be done because the British decided it, now we are being told it’s because the EU has decided it.

We used to blame the British for all woes — now it’s the EU’s turn

Businesses will pass on water charges to customers, and schools will pass them on to parents or taxpayers

THE beauty of independence was that we became responsible for our own affairs in 1922, yet throughout much of the rest of the 20th century we continued to blame the British anyway.

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