Tuesday, June 02, 2026

How Britain, Europe and the West Were Changed by Brexit

May 31, 2026 | A fancy dress protest in Boston Harbor on Dec. 16, 1773; a gunshot in Sarajevo on June 28, 1914; a train arriving at the Finland Station in St. Petersburg on April 16, 1917: There are days that change the course of history — when a single incendiary event combusts with explosive forces that propel the world in a new direction. Bloomberg Opinion Columnist Adrian Wooldridge joined David Gura and Christina Ruffini on Bloomberg This Weekend to discuss how Brexit joined the list of days that have made an indelible mark on history.


Brexit was a STUPID act of SELF-HARM. By choosing Brexit, the nation decided to commit suicide in slow motion! This nation is living through that slow death right now! Moreover, it should be added that Cameron showed his naïveté as a politician by giving the nation a referendum in the first place. And for several reasons. These are just a few of them…

Politically, it is very unwise to ask the people to decide on, and vote on, an issue of such humungous importance when even many politicians struggle to understand the intricacies and all-encompassing nature of the institution they were asked to vote on. The Europe question was also an issue of huge constitutional importance. So, to ask one’s granny living up the road, who probably knows little about geopolitics, and understands even less of it, to vote on such an issue which would PERMANENTLY change the future trajectory of the nation was nothing short of STUPID and RECKLESS!

Further, the WEAKENING of the EUROPEAN UNION was Putin’s greatest DREAM. It was speculated that he pumped millions into trying to bring Brexit about. He was certainly pleased to learn the news that the European Union had been weakened significantly by Britain’s exit from the Union.

Many British voters voted in favour of Brexit not for sound economic reasons, but for irrational reasons of emotion. “We don’t want “them forinners” in Brussels telling us what to do!” 😊

The whole caboodle needs to be reversed in whole at the very earliest possible convenience. No ifs and no buts! This nation needs to get back on track. — © Mark Alexander