Why the EU is so much worse than when we left
Ten years on from the vote to leave the European Union, the calls to reverse the referendum result are as loud as ever. We have been told incessantly that Brexit has been a catastrophe – supposedly wrecking the economy, tearing society apart and making Britain ungovernable. Apparently, our only chance of righting these alleged wrongs is to align ourselves more closely with Brussels and, ultimately, to retake our place in the EU as a full member-state.
- ▪Ten years on from the vote to leave the European Union, the calls to reverse the referendum result are as loud as ever.
- ▪We have been told incessantly that Brexit has been a catastrophe – supposedly wrecking the economy, tearing society apart and making Britain ungovernable.
- ▪Apparently, our only chance of righting these alleged wrongs is to align ourselves more closely with Brussels and, ultimately, to retake our place in the EU as a full member-state.
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Why the EU is so much worse than when we left Ten years on from the Brexit vote, Brussels is more meddlesome, authoritarian and anti-democratic than ever. i Picture by: Getty dataLayer.push({ event: 'author', author: "Fraser Myers" }) Fraser Myers Deputy editor 24th June 2026 i Picture by: Getty Share Topics Brexit Politics Want unlimited, ad-free access? Become a spiked supporter. Ten years on from the vote to leave the European Union, the calls to reverse the referendum result are as loud as ever. We have been told incessantly that Brexit has been a catastrophe – supposedly wrecking the economy, tearing society apart and making Britain ungovernable.
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