On the anniversary of the Brexit vote, Boris Johnson recently painted, as is so often the case, a pink picture of the future: "We will realize the true potential of our regained sovereignty, bring the entire kingdom together and raise it to a higher level," said the Prime Minister optimistically in advance. The freedoms that Brexit will bring will be used to stimulate investment and job creation across the country. The critics of the United Kingdom's exit from the European Union, of course, do not believe this story. They point to the severe consequences for the economy and the stronger centrifugal forces in the country; independence has been given a boost in Scotland. And the relationship with the EU of 27 is strained; there is a lot of poison in the system.But it is not the rule in private life or in politics that a connection would be harmoniously separated. Brexit means Brexit, whatever you think about it. Injuries remain, allegations are exchanged, questions of guilt are asked.
Klaus-Dieter Frankenberger
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On June 23, 2016, European politics and the institutional-ideal building called the EU were shaken by a severe earthquake. A relatively small majority of voters in the UK voted to leave the EU. The majority of those in favor of leaving came mainly from England, with the Welsh joining them; Majorities in the regions of Scotland and Northern Ireland were against the separation. The aftershocks of this fundamental, if not to say: fundamental decision, can still be felt today, and they will continue to be felt in the future. Externally, this affects the relationship with “Europe”, in which some things have not yet been clarified. The trade and cooperation agreement, which came about with great difficulty and necessity, leaves some things open and many wishes unsatisfied. The kingdom's internal order seems to be waveringthe customs regulations for Northern Ireland are controversial and contested. The economy, the British as well as the German on the continent, is complaining of major losses and bureaucratic difficulties. The consequences of the exit are real, even if it hasn't turned out as bad as it was expected in gloomy scenarios. Still, the consequences are significant - just think of London's exit from the Erasmus program. So let's ask someone who prominently promoted the separation: Did you underestimate the consequences of Brexit, Baroness Stuart?The consequences of the exit are real, even if it hasn't turned out as bad as it was expected in gloomy scenarios. Still, the consequences are significant - just think of London's exit from the Erasmus program. So let's ask someone who prominently promoted the separation: Did you underestimate the consequences of Brexit, Baroness Stuart?The consequences of the exit are real, even if it hasn't turned out as bad as it was expected in gloomy scenarios. Still, the consequences are significant - just think of London's exit from the Erasmus program. So let's ask someone who prominently promoted the separation: Did you underestimate the consequences of Brexit, Baroness Stuart?
Gisela Stuart, today Baroness Stuart of Edgbaston, long-time Labor MP in the lower house and five years ago chairwoman of the “Board” of the organization “Vote Leave”, whose campaign committee she headed together with the prominent conservative Michael Gove, was already aware that the Consequences would be profound. In two respects: on the one hand for the political inner life of the kingdom, which is now faced with the need to tackle the country's long-postponed “constitutional problems in a phase of self-reflection”, and then in relation to the “old” partners in the EU .