After Brexit, No Second Act for Political Theatre

The problem for the UK is that the theatre ended, the curtain went up and people began to realize it wasn’t all make believe. Almost immediately after the votes were counted, regret set in, even among some how had voted to leave the EU. Even Mr. Johnson evinced some of this sentiment during what should have been a triumphant victor speech when he noted “We cannot turn our backs on Europe we are part of Europe. Our children and our grandchildren will continue to have a wonderful future as Europeans, travelling to the continent, understanding the languages and cultures that make up our common European civilisation.” This was a very odd comment to make for a man who had just spent months campaigning to take his country out of Europe.