Brexit came out of an internal argument Britons have been having since the crash about what their nation is and should be. When the European Union began its slow march toward a federal future in the late 1980s, Britain balked at joining the process. In Margaret Thatcher’s view, joining a federal Europe meant the end of Britain’s national independence. Advertisement Continue reading the main storyHow much did Catalonia’s decision to hold an independence referendum vote owe to the Scottish vote? That’s one of the biggest questions of the 21st century.

Source: New York Times October 27, 2017 09:56 UTC