Hello all,
This is mainly due to my lack of historical context in relation to this subject. After reading several articles about the recent Cypriot crisis, I've noticed a lot of anti-German sentiment throughout all of the financially-troubled countires, such as Italy, Portugal, Greece and so forth. However, this simply made me think... why isn't Britain itself leading the EU? I realise we as a country have been very much 'towing the line', trying to reap the benefits of being in the EU, without having to fully commit, but why is Germany, in comparison a relatively 'new' state, taking charge instead of us, or even France? With us being a former Empire and (arguable) superpower, does it not make more sense that we would want to take the reigns of a potential for a United Europe?