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Roland Smith
@rolandmcs
Now at the blue place with the same username.

Apr 3, 2023, 5 tweets

Further insights and conversation on the history behind Brexit... šŸ§µ

Thanks @cslowe451. t.co/IujTkhm7Aj

This point certainly resonates ā€“ that imperial thinking drove *pro-EU* politicians, not eurosceptic ones as is often claimed by modern Remainers ā€“ and is something that Grob-Fitzgibbon also touched on.

Brexit did not just happen because Britain has some noisy eurosceptics; it happened because the entire British body politic viewed 'Europe' through the lens of Britain's past.

Colonial/imperial history and 'free trade' in particular.

(Sorry I should have tagged @EmporersNewC and @cslowe451 into this.
CC: @redhistorian)

@EmporersNewC @cslowe451 @redhistorian There are quotes supporting the view that the pro-EU "party of Europe" (the Tories) privately believed "these silly continental ideas like monetary union will never take off". My immediate recollection is that Enoch Powell noted it more than once on their behalf.

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