Thread by @sturdyAlex

Forsyth’s superiority crystallises this thought: For many Brits “sovereignty” equates to “dominance”. It’s not about the UK deciding for itself, but imposing its will on others (eg. Ireland). Anyone not submitting is “inflexible”. It’s a post-imperial hangover. #bbcqt #Brexit 1/3

It’s precisely this gulf that #Brexit cannot bridge and results in so many unhappy Leavers - “winners” still acting like conspiracy victims; the gulf between the romantic idea that sovereignty would translate into power and the reality it actually results in weakness. #bbcqt 2/3

The UK that begged to join the EU was the Sick Man of Europe, ravaged by economic dysfunction, petrol shortages, three-day weeks, had to ask the IMF for a bail-out. Leavers were told to tick a box and get a dream. Reality will never measure up. Brexit is a corrective. #bbcqt 3/3