One of the few comforts available to Brexit Britain is the thought that, no matter how dysfunctional we’ve become, at least we’re not Trump’s America. Isn’t it possible that the absurdity unfolding in the US is simply a more garish, cartoonish version of what’s happening here? So Britain has a shutdown of its own: it’s just a bit quieter and less brash, than its American cousin. Both main parties are where they are on Brexit for the same reason Trump wants his wall: to shut people out. It’s not as lurid as Trump’s shutdown over his wall – but it’s not so very different either.

Source: The Guardian January 09, 2019 11:48 UTC