Brexit Party MEPs turning their backs on the EU anthem was crass, but comparing them to Nazis is preposterous.

The act by Brexit Party MEPs of turning their backs as the EU anthem was played at the opening ceremony of the European Parliament was crass, but comparing it to how the Nazis behaved in the Reichstag is preposterous.

One moment Brexiteers are accused of being “Little Englanders”, the next Nazis.  However, I doubt Nigel Farage and his Brexit Party want to invade Poland and France, march on Moscow, conquer the world and build concentration camps on Dartmoor!

Gavin Esler, former BBC Newsnight presenter and EU Parliamentary candidate for Change UK, said the Brexit Party had ‘shamelessly copied the Nazi Party’, on the basis that the Nazis once turned their backs on a Jewish speaker in the Reichstag in 1930.

Mr Esler is a member of the Remainer elite that are absolutely committed to stopping Brexit, even if the EU Referendum result of 2016 has to be set aside and faith in democracy shattered as a result.

Be that as it may, I sent the letter below to the Western Daily Press, I haven’t seen it published yet!

Dear Sir,

Brexit Party MEPs turning their backs as the EU anthem was played at the opening ceremony of the European Parliament was a boorish act, but not as boorish as Liberal Democrat MEPs wearing yellow vests emblazoned with “Bollocks to Brexit".  MEPs, whether Brexiteers or Remainers, should set high standards of civility, and not exhibit such oafish behaviour. 


Update September 9th.

It seems the above letter found its way into the Western Morning News on July 8th!