Eh , there are better orderings for Star Wars . <| sep |> He has interesting points , but certainly do not agree with all of his views . I do respect him though and he ' s right about the left not being open to pointed discussions and going out of their way to shut down or belittle people who do not agree with them . <| sep |> UK of course has a right to push for Turkish EU membership as it is still a member . That is not the point however . It is certainly not one of UK ' s responsibilities to do so . As for ignoring levers , no one can tell UK not to use those . It can certainly be called obstructionism as UK is not letting the EU play out in the way that it will soonish be composed . As a leaving member of the EU , not practicing restraint will certainly not increase good will towards UK , especially not in the flamboyant manner Johnson is not practicing it . And as already mentioned that justifies every bit of criticism .