Returning from a week in Britain (where I was raised), I bring two important reports to America: Our infiltrator to the Royal Family, Meghan Markle, is well and popular. Also, Britons are bored of Brexit. Do not misunderstand me. Britons are not amenable to their politicians deciding Brexit for them. A significant number of Britons on both sides of the Brexit debate remain incredibly animated as to whether, how, and when Brexit should take place. But from my discussions, I believe the majority of Britons are sick of Brexit. They want it enacted now, or canceled now. It might seem strange that such a monumental decision is regarded so derisively by so many. Still, when one thinks about the three years that have passed since the Brexit vote and today, it s not so complicated. Most people want to lead happy, prosperous, and interesting lives. They do not want to hear every news report for more than three years discuss the latest intrigue from Brussels, or the latest plot to stop Brexit or see it carried through. They want to move on. That s what Brexit has come to now: it s a never ending saga of never ending doubt. Will it happen? How will it happen? What will it look like? Most Britons now seem only concerned with how Brexit, or the absence thereof, will affect the economy. That s understandable, of course, because the parameters of any Brexit effect will be greatly influential on the near to medium term British economy. Again, however, Britons want certainty. They want to know what s going to happen or not happen. They want to know now. This is newly appointed Prime Minister Boris Johnson s opportunity. A Brexit hardliner who believes in a greater split from the European Union than did his predecessor, Johnson is fixing firmly to his pledge that the United Kingdom will pull out of the EU on October 31st - regardless of any interceding scenario. With the Labour Party opposition wracked by internal discord over whether they should support Brexit or call for a second referendum, only a smaller party, the Liberal Democrats, is benefiting from Johnson s hardline. On the flip side, the Brexit Party of former UK Independence Party leader Nigel Farage holds the pro-Brexit flank. The battle lines are clear and not terribly problematic for Johnson. By occupying the certainty-of-Brexit-outcome center, Boris Johnson is thus able to give a sense of finality to this long running saga. Johnson seems to offer closure to a majority of Britons desperate for it. True, if Johnson pursues a hard-Brexit with the European Union and Britain s economy enters recession, his gamble may prove disastrous in electoral terms. Parliament may even act to prevent a hard Brexit by calling a vote of no confidence in the government. But for the moment at least, Johnson s gambit looks good. He is offering a finality to tediousness. Sourse:
Returning from a week in Britain (where I was raised), I bring two important reports to America: Our infiltrator to the Royal Family, Meghan Markle, is well and popular. Also, Britons are bored of Brexit. Do not misunderstand me. Britons are not amenable to their politicians deciding Brexit for them. A significant number of Britons on both sides of the Brexit debate remain incredibly animated as to whether, how, and when Brexit should take place. But from my discussions, I believe the majority of Britons are sick of Brexit. They want it enacted now, or canceled now. It might seem strange that such a monumental decision is regarded so derisively by so many. Still, when one thinks about the three years that have passed since the Brexit vote and today, it s not so complicated. Most people want to lead happy, prosperous, and interesting lives. They do not want to hear every news report for more than three years discuss the latest intrigue from Brussels, or the latest plot to stop Brexit or see it carried through. They want to move on. That s what Brexit has come to now: it s a never ending saga of never ending doubt. Will it happen? How will it happen? What will it look like? Most Britons now seem only concerned with how Brexit, or the absence thereof, will affect the economy. That s understandable, of course, because the parameters of any Brexit effect will be greatly influential on the near to medium term British economy. Again, however, Britons want certainty. They want to know what s going to happen or not happen. They want to know now. This is newly appointed Prime Minister Boris Johnson s opportunity. A Brexit hardliner who believes in a greater split from the European Union than did his predecessor, Johnson is fixing firmly to his pledge that the United Kingdom will pull out of the EU on October 31st - regardless of any interceding scenario. With the Labour Party opposition wracked by internal discord over whether they should support Brexit or call for a second referendum, only a smaller party, the Liberal Democrats, is benefiting from Johnson s hardline. On the flip side, the Brexit Party of former UK Independence Party leader Nigel Farage holds the pro-Brexit flank. The battle lines are clear and not terribly problematic for Johnson. By occupying the certainty-of-Brexit-outcome center, Boris Johnson is thus able to give a sense of finality to this long running saga. Johnson seems to offer closure to a majority of Britons desperate for it. True, if Johnson pursues a hard-Brexit with the European Union and Britain s economy enters recession, his gamble may prove disastrous in electoral terms. Parliament may even act to prevent a hard Brexit by calling a vote of no confidence in the government. But for the moment at least, Johnson s gambit looks good. He is offering a finality to tediousness. Sourse:
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