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It Is The UK That Will Breakup After Brexit, Not The European Union
On the future of the United Kingdom
With the general election campaign well underway, Brexit has taken somewhat of a backseat for the moment.
That’s not to say, it’s not still a talking point, it crops up daily, but for now, it is not front and centre as it has been for the past three and a half years.
This will not last.
When the dust has settled on 13 December and the political landscape is clear, Brexit will return once again.
When the result of the referendum result was announced on 24 June 2016, many commentators thought the result would usher in the breakup of the European Union.
Reports were that France, Italy and the Netherlands were lining up to hold referendums in the future. The cry was that Brexit would result in a chain of dominoes falling as country after country demanded a referendum on EU membership.
However, this has not come to pass. The laborious Brexit process has shown any country thinking of holding a referendum that it may not be worth the pain. The UK is close to self-destructing over the issue.
Due to the unique makeup of the UK, it may not be the EU that breaks apart, but the UK itself. The issue around…
