The EU is a forgotten dream for the few who wanted it. The rest saw better opportunities in its networks – and corridors of power.
Yet the 2016 referendum unleashed the UK.
The result separated us from its constraints – and confines – but not its influence.
It’s more powerful than we are.
However, the shortcomings of its rule are our old arguments. The position it still has realigns ours.
The global map offers zero space for our dominance now.
We have to manage our own affairs.
We’ve got to be hardworking, keep our place in the world, and be sovereign.
