Who Really Destroyed Britain?

Photograph: Jasper Juinen/Bloomberg. Found at https://www.irishtimes.com/news/politics/sinn-f%C3%A9in-does-not-rule-out-union-flag-flying-in-a-united-ireland-1.3617940

“Men in cloth caps and overalls built this country; men in suits with briefcases destroyed it.”

That quotation appeared on a meme on Facebook recently, shared by a friend who wants the UK to leave the EU. She was not impressed by my response in the comments: “And then the EU came to the rescue.”