IN August/September 1939, Europe waited to see if we would seek an accommodation with Hitler and the Nazis or fight to restore their freedom.

Many European servicemen were accommodated here and fought gallantly alongside us and many stayed and were assimilated.

On June 24, 2016, Europe saw our decision and now the Brussels elite wants to abuse us.

How times change, but Mr Mainwaring will not panic.

Derek Chapplow, Middlethorpe Grove, York