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The first Brexit

7 June 2017

3:37 PM

7 June 2017

3:37 PM

In coming days the world will watch the UK elections and ponder the result.

And following on, inevitably, people will think Brexit and its political implications.

But – Brexit isn’t new. What we’re watching is actually the second Brexit, the severing, politically, culturally and economically of Britain from continental Europe and the resulting fallout.

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