Trump’s election reinforces the need for Britain to turn against Brexit
by William Keegan from on (#21DHX)
The consequences of US isolationism, or an alliance with Putin, are so ominous that leaving the EU is the last thing the UK needs
All right: the egregious Donald Trump's victory is, in his words, "Brexit plus, plus, plus", and it is far more significantly ominous for the rest of the world than Brexit.
But what Trump's triumph also does is to strengthen the case for re-examining the Brexit decision. Europe is now faced with huge geopolitical concerns. It should be pulling together, and resisting the centrifugal forces which the result of the British referendum can only aggravate.
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