Brexit Self-harming and Its Aftermath
Channel: Sam Vaknin's Musings
Date: 2024-02-11

In clinical psychology, the behavior is known as self-defeat, self-harm, or self-destructiveness. In the annals of the European Union (EU), it is known simply as Brexit.

On January 30, 2020, following years of arduous negotiations often bordering on extortion on both sides, the United Kingdom have exited the EU.

 In 2016, in a referendum unwisely called by David Cameron, the Conservative Prime Minister at the time, about half of Britons (51%) voted for this act of self-immolation, spurred by nationalist populism and anti-elitism.

How did Britain fare in the wake of Brexit?

Column here: https://brusselsmorning.com/brexit-self-harming-and-its-aftermath/36859/