Britain | Magical thinking
Brexit was scheduled for March 29th. Wasn’t it meant to be easy?
As the deadline comes and goes, we remember some of the promises that were made to voters
Sunlit uplands
“There will be no downside to Brexit, only a considerable upside.”
David Davis, the first of three (and counting) Brexit secretaries, lays out his analysis.
October 10th 2016
This article appeared in the Britain section of the print edition under the headline “Magical thinking”
Britain March 30th 2019
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- Theresa May has united Britain: everyone hates her Brexit deal
- At a forthcoming by-election, potential MPs try to ignore Brexit
- Manchester shows how hard it is to integrate health and social care
- Brexit was scheduled for March 29th. Wasn’t it meant to be easy?
- How high can Britain’s minimum wage go?
- The end of Theresa May
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