Fintan O’Toole on Brexit: Is England ready for self-government?
Nope.
<blockquote> <p>The English are as entitled to their nationalism as anyone else. But nationalism, when it comes down to it, is about them and us. The Brexiters seem pretty clear about them: Brussels bureaucrats and immigrants. It’s just the us bit that they haven’t quite worked out yet. To be ready for self-government they might need to have given that a little more thought.</p> </blockquote>