The world is clear-eyed about Brexit, and knows it must be reversed | Martin Kettle

Our exit from the EU poses a threat to the international liberal order. In the long run, it is untenable

The foreigner’s political eye can be innocent, failing to see the tangled vernacular in an unfamiliar land. But it can sometimes see the big political picture with greater clarity. Foreigners can see what Americans struggle to accept about their terrible gun culture. Foreigners can see that Italians will demean their country if they re-elect Silvio Berlusconi’s party.

What about foreigners’ views of Britain? What do their eyes see that we too often miss? Here are three examples, all garnered from just the past few days. They are widely representative.

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Politically and morally, Brexit will always comes back to Britain’s relationship with Ireland

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