26 June 2024, The Tablet

The UK’s identity crisis

by Nicholas Boyle
The UK’s identity crisis

The biggest elephant in the room during the campaign has been Brexit
PHOTO: ALAMY, ABDULLAH BAILEY

 

The election campaign is showing that the illusions which gave the country Brexit still dominate its thinking and hinder its development

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User Comments (1)

Comment by: Martin Sutherland
Posted: 28/06/2024 15:28:46
The only key point omitted by this wise, sensible and concise article is the curious conviction of the Brexit enthusiasts that the Treaty of Rome flouts the sovereignty of those party to it in a unique way which is not shared by countless other treaties, from NATO and the IMF all the way to the Universal Postal Union and the Convention on Migratory Species.