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    The EU’s One-Sided Love Affair With Britain

    Brexit’s opponents call it a mistake, or an aberration—but the U.K. was skeptical of the EU before it even existed.
    by Henry Newman Apr 11, 2019 4 minutes
    Source: Dylan Martinez / Reuters

    LONDON—A misguided narrative is taking hold about Brexit, both here and abroad. According to this argument, David Cameron called the 2016 referendum on whether Britain should remain a member of the European Union solely for party-management purposes. When he did, he unleashed a wave of atavistic xenophobia whipped up by the tabloid media, and uneducated, working-class Britons were consequently fooled by lies and false promises.

    If only politicians hadn’t picked the scab, the country could have ticked along quite happily, so the conceit goes.

    This interpretation might provide comfort to some, but it’s fundamentally specious. Put aside the fact that—even after accounting for the most illiberal remarks by some Brexit supporters—Britain one of the most

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