Britain is not the South. The South is stupid. Britain, as we all know, is perfidious ;-)
Although it might be tempting to want to isolate (and potentially split up) Britain by letting it step out of the EU, this would not go without a lot of unpleasant ripples -- unless the British elites make a big mistake.
Britain, as we all know, is perfidious
Britian? I thought the Albions, from Albionania, were perfidious. I'm so confused. :-)
My (admittedly semi-ignorant) take is the British elites want to remain in the EU for economic reasons - CAP being one! - and remain outside on everything else. British policy has been Balance of Power for donkey's years. Seems to me they are trying this out using the US to balance the EU on the macro-scale and good old fashioned "Fog in Channel, EU cut-off" internally.
The problem with the Balance of Power strategy is, sometimes, you have to make a choice or the choice is thrust upon you. I don't see the British elites leaving the EU; I do see scenarios where they are asked to leave by raising the frustration and exasperation levels high enough. There's always a 'tipping point.'
