As Brexit continues to plunge British politics deeper and deeper into crisis, it's worth reflecting on some of the factors that got us into this mess in the first place.
We had the long term trend of an economy delivering inequality rather than inclusive growth.
We had a growing cynicism towards politics in general and the 'political class' in particular.
We've had national identity crisis with people struggling to define what it means to be British and we've had the disi...
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Matthew is EUobserver's Opinion Editor. He joined EUobserver in June 2018. Previously he worked as a reporter for The Guardian in London, and as editor for AFP in Paris and DPA in Berlin.