By Bagot
The paradoxes of Britain’s exit from the European Union are multiplying day after day. Brexit was supposed to allow Britain to regain control of its destiny. This week, a British prime minister sat in a windowless room in Brussels while 27 European countries discussed the country’s future in the Council chamber (although Donald Tusk, the president of the European Council, stopped in mid-meeting to update them). Brexit was supposed to restore parliamentary sovereignty. This week, a British Prime Minister, borrowing the language of demagogues throughout the ages, berated MPs for not giving effect to “the will of the people.” Brexit was supposed to force the political class to venture out of its bubble and rediscover the rest of the country. The political class – journalists and politicians alike – is more opaque than ever. I could go on but I think you get the general drift….