Let's be very clear - the term "abusive" in a context of treaties is somewhat ridiculous. And the pain GB will experience post-leave is due to not having acces

Let's be very clear - the term "abusive" in a context of treaties is somewhat ridiculous. And the pain GB will experience post-leave is due to not having access of benefits a treaty granted them. The leave folk believe that's fine, and it'll be a long-term benefit. That's arguable, but leaving that aside: The short-term pain is entirely self-inflicted. Blaming that on the EU is a rather staggering amount of cognitive dissonance.