Drinking English champagne
A visit to London to watch the end of Britain’s 47-year membership of the European project reveals a muted occasion. Union flags line the Mall, government buildings are lit up in red, white and blue, Nigel Farage and Boris Johnson drink English ‘champagne’ and a commemorative 50p coin, with the corporate-bland inscription ‘Peace, prosperity and friendship with all nations’, is issued.
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Mark Higgie is The Spectator Australia’s Europe Correspondent
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