What is it with the Brits? Never known for their cheerful disposition at the best of times, they seem to be laughing off their current woes. Today there is a rare self-confidence about the U.K. that seems oddly ill at ease with the Brexit panic. Perhaps it is the onset of spring, with its profusion of lilacs and cherry blossoms in London’s peerless parks and gardens, the long evenings that propel even the pastiest residents outside—at least onto the pavements outside the pubs. Perhaps it is the stunning success of English...

Source: Wall Street Journal May 17, 2019 18:00 UTC