Brexit split the country into a polarized state in which facts relating to nearly any subject, from health care to foreign policy, were reduced to props in arguments for leaving or remaining. This legacy of distrust endured as the pandemic emerged. nyti.ms
"Brexit makes me so sad about what we have become as a country, and now all that rubbish about Big Ben bongs and new 50p coins and Johnson saying 'let's all put it behind us and get along together'. F**k off!" buff.ly
“Disruptive change can be beneficial for a country,” said a professor of politics at the London School of Economics. “That is, in a sense, what Brexit has accomplished.” nyti.ms
“Disruptive change can be beneficial for a country,” said a professor of politics at the London School of Economics. “That is, in a sense, what Brexit has accomplished.” nyti.ms
Prime Minister Boris Johnson of Britain vowed to knit together a country split geographically and generationally by the Brexit debate. But the future now seems uncertain, with restiveness in Scotland and Northern Ireland for leaving the United Kingdom. nyti.ms
As Brexit becomes a reality, Remainers are hoping for the best but fearing the worst. “We might have a hangover tomorrow,” said one, “but the country will have one for the next 20 years.” nyti.ms
