January 31, 2020
A PEOPLE WHO THIUNK THEMSELVES A NATION ARE ONE:
Johnson hails 'new dawn' as Britain bids farewell to European Union (ALICE RITCHIE, 1/31/20, AFP)
Transnationalism was never a threat.Britain on Friday will end almost half a century of integration with its closest neighbors and leave the European Union, starting a new -- but still uncertain -- chapter in its long history.As the clocks strike 11:00 p.m. -- midnight in Brussels (2300 GMT) -- Britain becomes the first country to leave the 28-member bloc, and goes it alone for the first time since 1973.
Posted by Orrin Judd at January 31, 2020 12:00 AM