"is sufficient to get them to do the decent thing."
That is small minded pettiness and you really should know it
The EU is a gathering of Capitalist States with Capitalist aims - no-one claims it to be altruistic aby more than the British system is
Britain has consistently abandoned people to fates created by its own greed and self-interest
Now a group of nations come together to protect all in the group you snide at it - you should be ashamed of yourself
I can't see any British leader offering to help anyone else at present - Westminster's attitude to The North of England and Northerner Ireland has been uneven and extremely questionable from day one
Shame on you Nigel - you are as bad as..... well, I'm sure you know who I mean - fine display of it above
Jim