Brexit is not ‘done’. We have to start talking about it again | Martin Kettle

Britain is still a part of Europe. Though we’re leaving the EU, there are still huge issues to play for

It’s as though a meteor like the one that destroyed the dinosaurs has landed in our midst. Overnight, Brexit has gone from dominating British politics to suffering a form of political extinction. When the electoral meteor hit on 12 December, Brexit became the issue that no one – not even Boris Johnson – wants to mention any more. In some ways it is a huge relief, not least to political commentators.

We all need to heal our wounds. So does the country. But while the essential issue has been settled, the conspiracy of silence that has followed needs to end. The UK needs to learn to think about Brexit again.

Regulatory and trade issues are all still to play for, and that must be done in public, with proper scrutiny

Related: Many in the north backed Brexit. They will soon begin to feel the costs | David Conn

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Published on January 22, 2020 11:30
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