What are their Interests ? (said in a Jimnnina stylie sort of way)
You see if one of my major benefactors had decided to jump ship then absolutely I would have a sad on. (I mean where else will they find £13 billion a year) and yes I would play hard ball to ensure no one else did.
However take that out of the equation and surely its in the best Interests of these countries to ensure that someone from the top table still wants to trade with them, visit them, spend money with them and the rest. I'm not saying this with any sort of sense of expectation as Rob appears to be implying, I'm saying it based on the current situation as it stands. This country spends a shed load of money abroad.
Tusk can say what he likes but I'm pretty damned sure they aren't all singing from his hymn sheet.