The root of the Brexit crisis is not, as you might think, the failure of the hard-Brexit Tories to compromise. Deep down, most of Britain’s politicians understand this, I suspect, but can’t bring themselves to confront the implications. Once in a while, a hard choice cannot be finessed: It just has to be made, and the consequences lived with. Recall that support for Brexit comes chiefly from resentment at Britain’s lack of control over the policies that affect it. It can stay and make the best of it, while continuing to press for reform from within.

Source: Irish Examiner April 03, 2019 23:03 UTC