Decision Day

The general elections on December 12th are the most important in decades. The vote is first and foremost psychological: Will the British have the determination to carry out their 2016 Brexit decision, or will they back down? Is the United Kingdom still a genuinely independent state or democratic only within the EU’s limits?

When I voted for the United Kingdom to leave the European Union in June 2016, I was confident that the majority of Brits would do the same.  This was based not just on sniffing the political atmosphere, but on the EU’s own opinion polling.  The EU was losing popularity almost everywhere, but only the British believed that they could face the future better outside than inside. 
Swiss readers are well placed to understand this view, as most seem to share it.  One can be European without being a member of the EU.  One can be sceptical of the view the EU keeps Europe at peace.  Like the Swiss, most of the British feel that they can prosper outside the EU, and ...