Democracy?
France is a Republic.
We are a Monarchy.
Our Monarchy has strong ties with the German Aristocracy
Up to 1940 our Monarchy had concerns that the population would look to the French style and, siding with Germany, engendered a dislike of the French.
Do you really believe that our 'establishment' would ever consider anything promoted by the French, however sensible, to be considered?
We are also beginning to understand the power of the Media Barons over our lives, few of them are British.
Since 1940 the US has a hold on us that no-one seems to fully understand.
The French have been suspicious of the Americans since 1942.
The US foreign policy over the last 20 years has encouraged many thinking people across Europe to question American motivation and integrity.
Our politicians, who therefore have one finger up the *ss of the US and another up the *ss of the Monarchy, are more keen to please their masters than to please the relatively small group of the G.A. community.