The sweet sorrow of Brexit
<p><span word="Britain">Britain</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="voted">voted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="leave">leave</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="Union">Union</span>, <span word="exposing">exposing</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="divisions">divisions</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="showed">showed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="divide">divide</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="EU">EU</span>, <span word="respectively">respectively</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="Scotland">Scotland</span> <span word="versus">versus</span> <span word="England">England</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Wales">Wales</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="vs">vs</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="old">old</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rich">rich</span> <span word="vs">vs</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="poor">poor</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="educated">educated</span> <span word="vs">vs</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="educated">educated</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="cities">cities</span> <span word="vs">vs</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="towns">towns</span>. <span word="Another">Another</span> <span word="division">division</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="revealed">revealed</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="Britons">Britons</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="are">are</span>.</p><p><span word="Far">Far</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="nation">nation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="modern">modern</span>, <span word="sophisticated">sophisticated</span>, <span word="multicultural">multicultural</span> <span word="go">go</span>-<span word="getters">getters</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="turns">turns</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="beer">beer</span>-<span word="swilling">swilling</span> <span word="bumpkins">bumpkins</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="distaste">distaste</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="foreigners">foreigners</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="deep">deep</span> <span word="mistrust">mistrust</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="powers">powers</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="essay">essay</span> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Lion">Lion</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Unicorn">Unicorn</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="patriotism">patriotism</span>, <span word="George">George</span> <span word="Orwell">Orwell</span> <span word="gives">gives</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="portrait">portrait</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="outdated">outdated</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="looks">looks</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="solid">solid</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="post">post</span>-<span word="Brexit">Brexit</span>.</p><p><span word="One">One</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Orwell">Orwell</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="tract">tract</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="resonate">resonate</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Remain">Remain</span> <span word="campaigners">campaigners</span> <span word="currently">currently</span> <span word="licking">licking</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="wounds">wounds</span> <span word="is">is</span>: “<span word="The">The</span> <span word="insularity">insularity</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="English">English</span>, <span word="their">their</span> <span word="refusal">refusal</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="foreigners">foreigners</span> <span word="seriously">seriously</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="folly">folly</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="paid">paid</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="heavily">heavily</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="time">time</span>.” <span word="And">And</span>, <span word="indeed">indeed</span>, <span word="there">there</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="doom">doom</span>-<span word="laden">laden</span> <span word="forecasts">forecasts</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="economy">economy</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="light">light</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="referendum">referendum</span> <span word="result">result</span>.</p><p><span word="Why">Why</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="majority">majority</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Brits">Brits</span> – 52 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> 72 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="turnout">turnout</span> – <span word="vote">vote</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="leave">leave</span>? <span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="resented">resented</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fact">fact</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="initial">initial</span> <span word="project">project</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="unified">unified</span> <span word="single">single</span> <span word="market">market</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="overridden">overridden</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="creating">creating</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="super">super</span>-<span word="state">state</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="subsume">subsume</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="governments">governments</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="army">army</span>. <span word="British">British</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="resented">resented</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dominance">dominance</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="France">France</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Germany">Germany</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="union">union</span>.</p>
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