Three years ago today, we in the European Union waved goodbye to the United Kingdom. Here in the Republic of Ireland, we have the unenviable benefit of sharing a land border with the UK state. Three years ago today in London, they had a party that they were finally free of the shackles of Europe. A quarter of a century after the humiliation of Suez, it reassured imperialist Brits that, in some ways, Britannia could still rule a portion of the waves. He might even have allowed himself a plausibly deniable smile three years ago today in the Kremlin as the Brexiteer Brits cheered for Nigel Farage.

Source: The Guardian February 01, 2023 01:12 UTC