The Brexit ‘patriots’ care little for British history or influence

Those who seek a hard exit from the EU do so in defiance of old allies in Europe and beyond, and of long-held principles of UK foreign policy

Philip Hammond's recent budget - are you old enough to remember it? - was completely overshadowed by the gloomy analysis of our economy, present and future, presented by the Office for Budget Responsibility on the same day.

Politically, the chancellor was constrained by the knowledge that the minority of deranged Brexiters who seem to be running this government were out for his blood. However, he managed, with limited room for manoeuvre, to ward off the hyenas for the time being. Why, the prime minister - who had earlier contemplated sacking him - even turned up for the Treasury's post-budget drinks.

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