France’s Emmanuel Macron and the other liberal-minded leaders in charge of Europe have just four years to save the union from further disintegration.
While continental Europe focuses on healing itself, Britain is heading for the exit. If India is going to welcome Britain outside the EU, writes Vidya Ram, then it needs to be convinced that the slogan Global Britain is not just a smokescreen for protectionism and shutting the borders to foreigners.
With the anniversary of the referendum on leaving the EU coming up, the philosopher and Brexit opponent A C Grayling explains why Britain will be clamouring to return within just a few years of leaving. Essex-born reporter Hilary Clarke has been to Romford – known as ‘Brexit central’ for its high Leave vote – to find if people are having second thoughts. Not yet, she finds. But what were they thinking when they cast their ballots?