The fact that the nations which attacked Brits in WWII and a thousand years ago virtually run the EU ought to be looked at. Germany and France are at the front of many significant affairs while Angela Markel's got some Europeans by the balls.

Anyhow, Brits won't be "crawling back down" but climbing back up while Germans and French will be fighting. Whether it'll be diplomatic or militarized conflict remains to be seen. Sadly enough the history will repeat once we all are in a great depression. Let's hope that this time we won't be stupid enough to invest in Germans who are mostly racist.