After a Decade, Brexit Seems Like It Was a Huge Mistake For Britain

Yesterday marked exactly ten years since the fateful vote in favor of the Brexit for Great Britain.

Granted, I am not British. But it does seem like this decision has been pretty much disastrous for Great Britain. It can be argued that the only two advanced western nations which have inflicted greater harm to themselves during that time would be the United States by electing Donald Trump to the presidency- twice - and Israel with the dreadful war. Each of those countries made decisions which has seriously compromised their standing around the world. 

For Great Britain, that is not the company you want to be compared with. 

Yet, it feels like Britain's has been dragging through a period of serious political instability for what is normally quite stable. 

We just learned that Prime Minister Keir Starmer is resigning. Indeed, there has not been a Prime Minister who has lasted much longer than maybe a couple of years at most since Brexit. And a strong majority of British people now regret Brexit, according to polls. There are estimates that the British economy is probably something like 7% smaller than it would otherwise have been.

In short, this whole thing has been a fiasco.

Here is one stat which blew me away, illustrated by a snippet from this article by Geoffrey Wheatcroft (see link below):

In the 40 years proceeding 2016, there were in all six British prime ministers. Since the 2016 referendum, there have also been six.  

Yikes.

Indeed, it has felt a little bit like the position of Prime Minister has been a bit of a revolving door position for the past decade.

Frankly, this is what they majority who voted for Brexit were voting for, even if they did not realize it at the time. Much like Trump supporters in the United States, when you casually go in favor of a major destabilizing political action, the unpredictable results are yours to own.

As I have said now many times regarding Trump supporters experiencing buyer's remorse here in the United States, maybe this is a wakeup call to actually take their votes and what they are voting on seriously enough to actually pay attention.

BLOODY AWFUL Ten Years After Brexit, Every Grim Prediction Has More Than Come True by Geoffrey Wheatcroft / June 23, 2026: 

As the sixth prime minister since the historic vote calls it quits, most Britons agree it’s been an epic disaster. But in the next election, things may get even worse.

https://newrepublic.com/article/212131/brexit-ten-year-anniversary-predictions-came-true?utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=SF_TNR&utm_source=Facebook&fbclid=IwY2xjawSoP2pleHRuA2FlbQIxMABzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEeQ0JM9Ha_E6GOoJ7NnSCWuNGvgsyAq4URNXpOraU8DvnPRmFZyJ-xS6XDFUU_aem_qD1Z7GfveW-TH5e1u42J2A

Ten Years After Brexit, Every Grim Prediction Has More Than Come True | The New Republic