, Columnist
Europe Has Completely Turned the Tables on Brexit
Britain is paying for threatening to walk away from the EU without a deal.
Calling Britain's bluff.
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The U.K.'s obvious turnabout on the desirability of a no-deal exit from the European Union shows how completely the tables have turned in the Brexit negotiations. With less than a year to seal a trade deal, the EU is nudging the U.K. toward an understanding that the only benign outcome is agreeing to a long transition period. That could allow a different U.K. team to emerge with a humbler approach.