Even if the EU referendum goes their way, the leave campaign’s many disparate grievances could not be satisfied In the aftermath of a British vote to leave the European Union, French wine and Greek cheese would still be available in the shops. Budget airlines would still fly to continental destinations through skies that would not have fallen down. Campaigners for a vote to Remain warn that Brexit is hazardous but there would be no overnight calamity, only shock and political frenzy. The prime minister might resign. Markets would move. There would be great disappointment too, felt as a sharp sting by pro-Europeans but also as a slow burn by sceptics. Remainers would get over their defeat while the leavers would spend years mining fresh grievances from the newly blasted quarry of their victory. Continue reading...
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