As Mr very angry said:
"Over the Millennia Europe, or rather other Continental nations, have suffered as either Francophone or Germanic nations have sought to build 'Empires' in Europe by violence. Over the last three centuries - approximately - us Brits have spent blood and treasure defending victim nations from one or other of these Teutonic or Latin aggressors, most notably twice in the 20th Century. Now we have the combination of the French and German bureaucracies (they have realised that they can dispense with the strutting would be Emperors of earlier times) seeking to build another Empire. You can be sure that this will end in tears. And Brexit might be the catalyst that stops this grand folly. And why would any real Brit want to be enslaved to such a construct?"

Very well summarised in my view!