Brexit is about far more than just the EU

[wendymr]

Last night's vote - and the state of the current US presidential election campaign, particularly the high numbers of disaffected voters rejecting what they see as 'the establishment' - should send shivers down the spines of political elites everywhere. It was never just about independence from the EU. It's about disaffection, economic haves and have nots, structural unemployment, racism to the point of xenophobia, and polarised notions of national identity. It's neither a left-wing nor a right-wing problem - the disaffection and anger is across the political spectrum. And unravelling all of that to bring a nation together may be an impossible task.

Interesting piece in the Guardian: Brexit earthquake has happened, and the rubble will take years to clear.