So what will Brexit really mean

SOME 77 days have passed since Britain voted on June 23rd to leave the European Union. Yet this period has been strangely reminiscent of 77 years ago, after Neville Chamberlain declared war on Nazi Germany: a phoney war. Theresa May, the prime minister, has created a new Department for Exiting the EU and put three leading Brexiteers (pictured) in charge of the process. But little else has happened. Article 50 of the EU treaty, which would kick off negotiations, has not been invoked. And Mrs May's mantra, 'Brexit means Brexit,' has become a tired clich.David Davis, secretary of state for the new department, had another go in Parliament on September 5th. Brexit, he explained helpfully, meant leaving the EU. He added that this implied taking back control of borders, laws and taxpayers' money. He brimmed with cheer about the opportunities it would bring. Yet when asked specific questions'Would Britain quit the EU's single market' What migration controls would it seek' Would it stay in Europol' When would negotiations start''he gave only vague answers.That may be quite sensible, for a reason he also offered: that it is more important to get Brexit right...Continue reading
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