Those among my friends who voted to stay in the European Union didn’t weigh and then dismiss the economic and democratic cases against membership; they never heard them. But it’s only fair to contrast what has happened since the Brexit vote with what was predicted during the campaign. They told us that the FTSE 100 index of leading companies’ share prices would collapse; in fact, British stocks performed strongly after the Brexit vote. Advertisement Continue reading the main storyIf you want a picture of Britain’s future relationship with the European Union, think of Canada’s with the United States. Two years from now, in a similar vein, the European Union will have lost a bad tenant and gained a good neighbor.

Source: New York Times July 31, 2017 08:01 UTC