Thus pleads the Dutch daily Algemeen Dagblad with a front-page headline “Don’t leave me this way” over a full-page Union Jack. The Netherlands currently chairs the European Union, and it is thought that if Britain leaves on its watch, this will damage the country’s reputation. The headline is also seen by many as a response to British tabloid The Sun, which told its readers on Tuesday to vote “Leave” when they make the “biggest political decision of our lives” on 23 June so that Britain may be “set free from dictatorial Brussels.” The political rhetoric surrounding the “Leave” campaign has unfortunately descended into xenophobia and racism, with so-called immigration problems being the main target of speeches and cartoons. In a lighter moment, the Guardian advises its readers to freeze your cheese and holiday in Albania.
