Brexit, the most pointless, masochistic ambition in our country's history, is done
The magic dust of populism has blinded reason, and damage and diminishment lie aheadBrexit: Britain wakes up to uncertain future after UK leaves EU – live news It’s done. A triumph of dogged negotiation by May then, briefly, Johnson, has fulfilled the most pointless, masochistic ambition ever dreamed of in the history of these islands. The rest of the world, presidents Putin and Trump excepted, have watched on in astonishment and dismay. A majority voted in December for parties which supported a second referendum. But those parties failed lamentably to make common cause. We must pack up our tents, perhaps to the sound of church bells, and hope to begin the 15-year trudge, back towards some ...
