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THREAD: A few days after @jk_rowling & others dug out Daniel Hannan’s spectacularly, comically, offensively inaccurate predictions about Britain & the EU after Brexit.. it’s also worth reminding ourselves of his smug predictions after Trump’s victory.. 1/ conservativehome.com/thecolumnists/…
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First of all, to give him (limited) credit, Hannan didn’t praise Trump. Of course not: Hannan’s ludicrously deluded shtick is that Brexit had nothing to do with nativism & anti-globalisation. For him, leaving the EU is about returning to the Garden of Eden...
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..Hannan wants to restore an imaginary Golden Age where peace-loving Britain straddled the world, its admiring & diverse nations opening up their markets not because of gunboats or colonial ruthlessness but because EVERYBODY LOVES FREE TRADE!!! Returning to his Trump article-
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