Brexit News


With Brexit now certain to become reality, the UK as we know is sure to undergo significant transformations. On the political front, the recent British elections exemplified a clear split in British society. Although the pro-Brexit Conservative Party of Boris Johnson won the day, the anti-Brexit camp remains considerable but divided. Take the example of Scotland where the anti-Brexit Scottish National Party won by a landslide. This potentially sets up another Scottish referendum.
Then, while Johnson has negotiated a new Brexit arrangement for Northern Ireland, the effectiveness of the plan to prevent a hard border between the British Irish territory and the Republic of Ireland is yet to be tested. What all of this means is that psychologically the UK is no longer one entity. Brexit has fundamentally challenged Britain’s projection of itself in the world. UK can no longer claim to be a champion of liberal values as Brexit was primarily driven by a desire to keep out foreigners and take back control of immigration and UK’s borders.