It might have had five years to sink in, but for those with deep roots on the continent, the pain of Brexit still feels raw – particularly at this time of year buff.ly
President Biden is set for a virtual meeting with the Irish prime minister today to mark St. Patrick’s Day. The conversation is expected to affirm deep ties as tensions flare over Brexit. on.wsj.com
Boris Johnson is poised to take over from Theresa May as prime minister of Britain, but he will face deep challenges as he takes the helm, with Brexit looming large and tensions with Iran bubbling into a potential crisis nyti.ms
Most striking in Brexit is the deep cynicism among those who voted to leave, the group that Mrs. May is trying to satisfy. They are now equally bitter and disillusioned, as the paralysis has called into question whether Britain will ever leave. nyti.ms
It's like the English Civil War, the French religious wars — or possibly the Norman invasion. Deep divisions over Brexit have British people reaching for historical analogies. nyti.ms
“The time was ripe to make sure that we raise our voice, and that we try to make it a German voice," said one signatory of a letter from Germany to Britain on Brexit. “We wanted to say what we feel, to express our convictions and our deep emotions.” nyti.ms
"I really struggle to understand you, Britannia – and maybe deep in my heart I don’t want to understand". Italian journalist and Anglophile Paola Peduzzi on Brexit: ow.ly t.co
