True, we pushed them away and Australia and Canada became more America-centric. And for what, for the dutch to buy up our chemical companies such as ICI, and our steel

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tata_Steel_Europe

And yes, immigrants are flooding in. I suspect the dutch, french, and germans are rubbing their hands with glee at the demise of the UK, while they buy up all our industry and manufacturing. Churchill would turn in his grave!