brexit and history

An interesting programme on Radio 4 today:
BBC Radio 4 - The Long View, The EU Referendum and the English Reformation

Here's a time-line from the Economist:

In graphics: Britain’s referendum on EU membership: A background guide to “Brexit” from the European Union | The Economist

There are different views about what it's about:

Brexit as Nostalgia for Empire 

by Nadine El-Enany • 19 June 2016

The run up to the EU referendum has shown Britain for what it is. Woodwork: the washed-up bracken of the British Empire, and the ugly flotsam of its legacy of racism.

Brexit as Nostalgia for Empire

Britain's history almost demands a Brexit happen

OPINION

The Drum 

By Matthew Dal Santo

Posted 1 Mar 2016, 12:56am

Britain's history almost demands a Brexit happen - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

Selective Memory: The Brexit Campaign and Historical Nostalgia

PUBLISHED ON June 7, 2016 by CIGH Exeter

Selective Memory: The Brexit Campaign and Historical Nostalgia – Imperial & Global Forum


With a short history here:



The History of the EU with David Mitchell - YouTube
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