Ever since the United Kingdom chose Brexit over European Union membership, Remainers have fallen back on a familiar refrain: that the electorate did not know what they were voting for. Despite its longevity as a political attack, that criticism is in fact untrue. Vote Leave, the victorious campaign led by Boris Johnson and Michael Gove, won in part because it made a series of clear promises to the country. Yes, they spoke of national sovereignty, global Britain, and new trade deals. But they also insisted that Brexit could be achieved with minimum disruption, with the UK’s close trade and security relationship with Europe intact.
Eight years on, that vision remains unfulfilled. The long, circuitous rounds of negotiation that have consumed almost a decade have led
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