The map of the European Union after Brexit.
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Recently I had dinner with an Englishman who could have stood in as “a good man from the Shire” sort of character on an episode of PBS’ Masterpiece Theater. I raised the question of Brexit: good or bad? His response was very negative. He then went on to describe the many problems of Britain’s exit from the European Union. (more…)
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“Stern and unbending Toryism has never paid dividends to the Conservative Party, nor in practice when in office has the party ever taken that line.”
— Robert Norman William Blake, The Conservative Party from Peel to Major (2011) (more…)
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One thing was obvious about the referendum result of June 23, 2016 – namely, that neither side had expected it. (more…)
