Two and a half years on and Brexit is more farcical than ever. As every day passes, the rest of the world continues to watch in bemusement as the British, people formerly known for their stoic pragmatism, engage in an epic episode of national self-harm based largely on delusions of grandeur, nostalgia for days past…
Despite political rhetoric, the facts are clear. EU immigration has been beneficial to the UK. Research from University College London shows European migrants pay more in taxes than they take out in state benefits. This contribution is valued at £2bn a year and has fueled British economic growth over the last decade. In 2016, 60%…
Theresa May is not a fan of a people’s vote. This did not stop her from writing a letter to the British people on Saturday. She asked them to come together as one people and get behind her deal. Her aim of uniting the nation around this Brexit deal met a poor response. The most…
In the interests of balance, I spent a day reading through various pro-Brexit Facebook pages. Everyone has the same right to an opinion even if I do not agree with them. I thought I might learn something that would provide a different point of view. It did. Initial findings The labels applied to those with…
Nigel Farage has once again let his mouth get the better of him and once again been utterly destroyed by someone who knows what they are talking about. This time the subject was the NHS. Responding to the news that the British Medical Association have warned that a no-deal Brexit will be a catastrophe for…
Brexit continues to divide the UK. While many now support staying in the EU, a split remains. This is nothing new. The UK has always been divided in various ways. These maps by reddit user generalscruff take a tongue-in-cheek look at twelve of them. Accents and bakeries Alcohol and civilisation Weather and religion Hatreds and…
Two years ago Boris Johnson promised sunlit uplands after Brexit. This is proving to be untrue. Leavers now invoke the Blitz spirit to deal with potential shortages of food and medicine. To showcase the insanity of this national hari-kari, Luton school teacher and talented artist Ian Stone redesigned posters from the time of the Blitz…
If there is any silver lining to the titanic idiocy of Brexit, it is its comedy value. Nearly a year and a half into the collective face-planting there has been a wealth of memes, videos and cartoons. One genre that has also erupted in popularity is definitions. These take Brexit or a Brexit hero and…
There are countless reasons to love JK Rowling. One is her peerless ability to destroy the increasingly fantastical Brexit fantasies peddled on Twitter. Previously she stepped into the debate to shut down a Brexiteer who blamed Remainers for the failing EU negotiations. Now she has displayed that skill in fine style against Leaver luvvie and…
The titanic idiocy of Brexit has inevitably prompted an avalanche of commentary and correspondence critiquing its epic stupidity. Some letters captured the mood of an increasingly skeptical public so well they went viral. These were shared by tens of thousands and read by millions. The letters