Theresa May was much mocked for her mantra 'Leave means Leave'. It has weighed anchor but it has not bothered to plot a course or even pick a port of arrival. But it had a kind of honesty: the UK has left the European Union because it voted to leave the EU. This is a very big event, one that will influence the future of these islands for generations to come. A European future was and is the only real alternative to an imperial past.

Source: The Irish Times January 31, 2020 22:58 UTC