Yes Minister — Why Britain Joined the European Union

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- That the foreign office realize what damage this will do to the European idea? - Well, I'm sure they do, that's why they support it. - Well surely the foreign office is pro Europe isn't? - It yes and no if you'll forget the expression the foreign office is pro Europe because it is really anti-Europe. The civil service was united in its desire to make sure that the common market didn't work, that's why we went into it. - What are you talking about? - Minister, Britain has had the same foreign policy objective for at least the last 500 years to create a disunited Europe in that because we have fought with the Dutch against the Spanish, with the Germans against the French, with the French and Italians against the Germans and with the French against the Germans and Italians; divide and rule you see why should we change now when it's worked so well. - That's ancient history! - Surely yes and current policy we had to break the whole thing up so we had to get inside we tried to break it up from the outside, but that wouldn't work now that we're inside we can make a complete Pig's breakfast of the whole thing set the Germans against the French, French against the Italians, the Italians against the Dutch, the foreign office is terribly pleased it's just like old times! - Surely we're all committed to the European ideal! - Really Minister? - If not, why are we pressing for an increase in the membership? - Well for the same reason it's just like the United Nations in fact the more members it has the more arguments it can stir up the more futile and impotent it becomes! - What appalling cynicism! - Yes, we call it diplomacy, minister.

Vídeo de 2016 de 1.44 minuts.

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