The referendum showed a United Kingdom divided about much more than the European Union, and fuelled soul searching about everything from secession and immigration to capitalism, the legacy of empire and what it now means to be British. Supporters see Brexit as an escape from a doomed Franco-German project that has stagnated while the United States and China surged ahead. UNITED KINGDOM? After the United Kingdom leaves the Single Market or the Customs Union, there is almost certain to be some disruption at borders. Scottish leader Nicola Sturgeon has said an independence referendum should take place in the earlier part of the devolved parliament's next term, which begins next year.

Source: bd News24 December 31, 2020 23:03 UTC