Like shameful family secrets, Britain suppresses the realities of how badly Brexit has gone

“Those voters do not want to have a conversation about Brexit,” said Joshua Simons, the director of Labour Together, a think-tank close to Labour leadership. How dare they prioritise one group of voters over all others?

Ellwood thinks that the election will bring release and hope: “I can see all parties embracing the idea of rejoining the single market… I put money on it that it happens in the next five years.” After so many years of Brexit thought compliance, will this country be in a fit state to take such big steps? I don’t think so.

    • @joneskind
      32•1 year ago

      I couldn’t agree more.

      The only condition I would add to their come back is a mandatory adoption of the Euro currency.

      You want to enter the European market, you play by its rules.

      • sik0fewl
        5•1 year ago

        That seems fair. Might make it a little more difficult to leave on a whim, too.

    • VanillaGorilla
      14•1 year ago

      And if they’ll get the princess of the EU treatment again I’m strictly against rejoining.

    • @Taalnazi
      11•1 year ago

      I think 70% is a bit much, 2/3 majority or 60-40 seems more achievable.

    • @Khanzarate
      2•1 year ago

      My understanding is brexit has harmed both the EU and the UK, by the obvious virtue of the EU becoming smaller and the whole point is being a big economic bloc, but I don’t see the harm now after they’ve already ruined that.

      So what gets destroyed if they were to come back at 51% and then pull a brexit 2?

      • VanillaGorilla
        15•1 year ago

        You mean besides the absurdly high cost for the preparation, changes in border checks, negotiations and whatever else? It was fucking exhausting.

        • @Khanzarate
          6•1 year ago

          I didn’t think of that, that’s exactly what I was asking. Thank you. Sounds absolutely miserable.

      • @joneskind
        11•1 year ago

        Because Europe is not a fucking mill that can be quit or joined out of a whim.