It is a feat the Brexit party leader is likely to claim on Sunday evening when Britain’s European election returns are counted. Ideologically, too, its Euroscepticism mined a deep vein in British politics, tracing back to our entry in 1973, if not before. Instead, the collapse of the Brexit process is proof of his new analysis: that British democracy does not work and does not even exist. It is this approach, not its advocacy of hard Brexit, that is new in our politics, and what makes the Brexit party different. For Brexit party success will surely change the alchemy of the Tory makeup.

Source: The Guardian May 26, 2019 07:52 UTC