From the Grauniad
Moving on: why the EU is not missing Britain that much
On the 5th anniversary of Brexit, commentators reflect on the EU’s success at rallying together after Britain’s exit
On the night of 23 June 2016 a storm broke over Brussels. Rain poured, thunder rolled and lightning flashed over the headquarters of the European Union’s institutions.
Then in the small hours came a political thunderbolt almost no one had forecast: the UK had voted to leave the union. Five years on, the Brexit tempest has subsided – in Brussels, if not in London.
Constantly harping back to the Brexit vote is bound to peter out eventually, but it's not something I'd put a date to. Not something I'd put money on either - I can see it outlasting me. Obsessives are bound to be obsessive I suppose, but five years on it begins to sound weird.
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Oh I think you underestimate them, they are now all on the 'we will rejoin at some stage' bandwagon, that way they can go on forever.
How many times will we get to hear about that bloomin' bus?
"On the 5th anniversary of Brexit, commentators reflect on the EU’s success at rallying together after Britain’s exit"
The Germans were always good at organising a nice rally.
Sam, didn't they have some quite spectacular rallies where they later went on trial for their crimes?
Wiggia - I'm sure you are right. Although another major leaver could make some difference, even that may not end the whining.
Graeme - as long as the EU survives is my guess. If it doesn't survive it will be the fault of that bus.
Sam - cheered on by leaders who always managed to look flaky.
Andy - if only...
I loved waking up that morning and seeing the result, but I didn't like the years of bollocks that followed it before anything actually got done.
We might have voted for it five years ago, but those in charge were having none of it
Bucko - the years of bollocks that followed made me more pessimistic about democracy in general. It was so obvious that the vote was only allowed because the establishment thought it could only go one way. Otherwise there would have been no vote.
Agreed. They expected to win all day long
We'll really have left when the MSM and all the other useful idiots stop (deliberately) confusing the EU and Europe.
I'll spell it out for the mentally retarded (BBC, politicians, C4, etc., etc.)- it's very simple: EU bad, Europe good!
Ed - that's a sound indicator but I can't see the MSM narrative switching from EU to Europe in the near future.
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