It’s not too early to tell that Brexit would be a disaster
by William Keegan from on (#3YDB2)
Leavers may talk about the long term, but the damage to British life and institutions is already painfully apparent
When the Bank of England was celebrating the 20th anniversary of becoming independent last year, I was asked whether I agreed that, notwithstanding my initial doubts, independence had proved a success.
I replied that it was too early to tell. This was an echo of a widely misunderstood quotation from the Chinese prime minister Zhou Enlai, who, when President Nixon asked him what he thought of the impact of the French Revolution, reportedly replied: "It is too early to tell."
The terrible thing is the way so many people still assume that Brexit will have to happen
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