The idea that British taxpayers’ money was being used to fund bridges across Europe to allow wildlife to cross busy roads might have been enough to persuade some people to back Brexit. The revelation that the EU thinks we should still pay out for such “green infrastructure”, which can also include fish ladders and beehives, could give even the staunchest Remoaner pause for thought. As the third round of Brexit talks ended with predictable deadlock, Michel Barnier had a bit of a rant. At a packed press conference in the vast, soulless Berlaymont building, he accused Britain of being “nostalgic” about the joys of being in the EU. He also set out exactly what it was that was holding it all up: a seven-year EU…

Source: The Times September 01, 2017 07:52 UTC