From Cameron’s Panama Papers debacle to the weakness of Merkel and Hollande,the omens for Britain remaining in the EU glean poorer by the day. Does anyone care?Aperfect storm is brewing and it could take Britain out of the European Union. good now it’s hard to see what, or who, or will thwart that scenario. For months I thought Brexit was unlikely. Now,I’m alarmed. The push factors are piling up. It’s not just that the gap between remain and leave has been narrowing in opinion polls – perhaps the polls need to be taken with a pinch of salt. What’s so worrying is that developments in the UK and events beyond it are together setting the stage for a train-wreck. For Britain and EU alike, Brexit would be a tremendous loss. Yet a whiff of fatalism in the air, or at least a careless passivity,makes the situation particularly perilous. Related: This Dutch referendum spells trouble for Europe | Joris Luyendijk Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com