For Europe, Hell Is Two More Years of Brexit
A long delay to the Brexit process is a bad idea for everyone, both in the U.K. and Europe. The EU should quit while it’s ahead.
Europe shouldn't allow a long delay to Brexit.
Photographer: Bloomberg/BloombergFor some British politicians, the idea of delaying Brexit – even if it means averting the economic self-harm of crashing out of the EU without a deal – is an outrage.
One of Prime Minister Theresa May’s ministers has quit over the prospect of a parliamentary vote on extending the Brexit process if a deal can’t be approved in time, calling it a “humiliation.” Arch-Brexiter Jacob Rees-Mogg says it smacks of a “plot to stop Brexit” and would undermine democracy. Bluster aside, they may have a point. If there’s one thing both the U.K. and Europe should agree on, it’s the danger of a long Brexit delay.