THE current situation: Germany: population (2015) 80,688,000, the largest and most important country in Europe. Industries, engineering goods, manufactured goods, chemicals, coke.

United Kingdom: population (2015) 64,715,000, a lot of our industry has closed or moved abroad. We are now dependent on the import of many of our vital necessities.

Is this Germany’s ‘cunning plot’? Previous attempts to conquer Europe in two world wars had failed. Ttthe new plan to control the entire European Union without firing a shot? Change everyone’s perception, appoint a woman as a Chancellor, move the control centre to a minor country, Belgium. Establish a common currency, (not the Deutschmark) and call it a Euro. In this way providing Germany maintains financial superiority, which it does, it is possible to bring other countries to heel.

Germany’s ‘fly in the ointment’ is the United Kingdom.

However, with its own internal problems, including Scots and Welsh separatists, and its vocal EU supporters, it will soon be in the web. Then, as the superior member in the EU by size and wealth, Germany will assume her long awaited domination of Europe and, believe me, will call the shots.

Keith M Green (Major, retired)

Robin Close

Warminster