We can leave the EU, but not Europe. Isolation is no longer splendid | Simon Jenkins

History cries out for Britain not to abandon free trade. Once this led to colonies – now the European single market is the only option

Give history a vote, I say. In politics the past is always wiser than the present, but no one speaks up for it. Sometimes we need it badly, like now. Britain’s exit from the EU echoes centuries of aversion to continental involvement. At issue is not leaving the EU, which we will do, but how – whether it makes sense to abandon half a century of partnership with...