ShadowTheRaven
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It took 4 years, but it finally happened.
https://www.foxnews.com/world/brexit-official-uk-european-union
With little fanfare, the United Kingdom officially left the European Union on Friday, entering into a period of uncertainty after three years of opposing identity politics over Brexit and tense negotiations.
The departure became official at 11 p.m. in Brussels, where the EU is headquartered. Thousands of Brexit supporters waving Union Jack flags gathered outside Britain's Parliament to celebrate the severing of the 47-year relationship.
A recording of Big Ben sounded out as Brexit became official, prompting crowds to sing the British national anthem, "God Save the Queen."
Brexit supporters had been looking forward to the exit since 52 percent of Britain voted in June 2016 to walk away from the EU, which it joined in 1973. Prime Minister Boris Johnson called the departure “a moment of real national renewal and change.”
“This is the single most important moment in the modern history of our great nation,” Nigel Farage, leader of the Brexit Party, told the crowd.
Some mourned the loss of their EU identity, with several vigils being held across the UK. Ann Jones joined dozens of other remainers on a march to the EU’s mission in London.
“Many of us want to just mark our sadness in public,” she said.
Candlelight vigils were held in several Scottish cities, government buildings in Edinburgh were lit up in the EU’s blue and yellow, and the bloc’s flag continued to fly outside the Scottish Parliament.
Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said Brexit was “a moment of profound sadness.”
There was also sadness in Brussels as British flags were quietly removed from the bloc’s many buildings, before being folded and taken away.
French President Emmanuel Macron called Brexit a “historic alarm signal” that should force the EU to improve itself.
“It’s a sad day, let’s not hide it,” he said in a televised address. “But it is a day that must also lead us to do things differently.”
Johnson, who won a December election victory with his promise to get Brexit done, insisted post-Brexit Britain would be “simultaneously a great European power and truly global in our range and ambitions.”
“We want this to be the beginning of a new era of friendly cooperation between the EU and an energetic Britain,” Johnson said in a pre-recorded address to the country broadcast an hour before Britain’s exit.
The departure marks the first stage of Brexit. An 11-month transition period now follows as Britain and the EU will negotiate new agreements on trade and a number of other issues. Britons, in the meantime, will see very little change.
Brexit supporters argue Britain's departure will allow it to strike trade deals with non-EU countries like the United States and growing Asian markets.
Breaking away from the EU also raises concerns for residents in Ireland and Northern Ireland, where protecting the peace after the Good Friday agreement of 1998 was a top priority.
The agreement ended three decades of sectarian violence known as the "Troubles" between groups that wanted to reunify Ireland and those who favored Northern Ireland remaining in Britain.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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So to summarize, the good news is that the UK will now negotiate new and better trade deals for the country, and that the EU is forced to reform itself. Boris Johnson is probably the first politician to actually maintain his campaign promises and get Brexit done, regardless of how you may feel about that. The bad news is that Britain's standing on the world stage will be a battle between America and China for influence (America, fuck yeah?) and that the matter of Northern Ireland comes back into question after the Good Friday agreement has essentially become null and void. Also, there is the matter of Scottish independence and while I'm not a UK citizen I would like to voice my opinion that Scotland should stay in the commonwealth, however Northern Ireland belongs to Ireland so there should be some sort of agreement on that lest The Troubles 2.0 begin and the IRA comes back. So if you live in Belfast, Derry, or any part of Northern Ireland, watch out for car bombs and avoid the pub.
https://www.foxnews.com/world/brexit-official-uk-european-union
With little fanfare, the United Kingdom officially left the European Union on Friday, entering into a period of uncertainty after three years of opposing identity politics over Brexit and tense negotiations.
The departure became official at 11 p.m. in Brussels, where the EU is headquartered. Thousands of Brexit supporters waving Union Jack flags gathered outside Britain's Parliament to celebrate the severing of the 47-year relationship.
A recording of Big Ben sounded out as Brexit became official, prompting crowds to sing the British national anthem, "God Save the Queen."
Brexit supporters had been looking forward to the exit since 52 percent of Britain voted in June 2016 to walk away from the EU, which it joined in 1973. Prime Minister Boris Johnson called the departure “a moment of real national renewal and change.”
“This is the single most important moment in the modern history of our great nation,” Nigel Farage, leader of the Brexit Party, told the crowd.
Some mourned the loss of their EU identity, with several vigils being held across the UK. Ann Jones joined dozens of other remainers on a march to the EU’s mission in London.
“Many of us want to just mark our sadness in public,” she said.
Candlelight vigils were held in several Scottish cities, government buildings in Edinburgh were lit up in the EU’s blue and yellow, and the bloc’s flag continued to fly outside the Scottish Parliament.
Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said Brexit was “a moment of profound sadness.”
There was also sadness in Brussels as British flags were quietly removed from the bloc’s many buildings, before being folded and taken away.
French President Emmanuel Macron called Brexit a “historic alarm signal” that should force the EU to improve itself.
“It’s a sad day, let’s not hide it,” he said in a televised address. “But it is a day that must also lead us to do things differently.”
Johnson, who won a December election victory with his promise to get Brexit done, insisted post-Brexit Britain would be “simultaneously a great European power and truly global in our range and ambitions.”
“We want this to be the beginning of a new era of friendly cooperation between the EU and an energetic Britain,” Johnson said in a pre-recorded address to the country broadcast an hour before Britain’s exit.
The departure marks the first stage of Brexit. An 11-month transition period now follows as Britain and the EU will negotiate new agreements on trade and a number of other issues. Britons, in the meantime, will see very little change.
Brexit supporters argue Britain's departure will allow it to strike trade deals with non-EU countries like the United States and growing Asian markets.
Breaking away from the EU also raises concerns for residents in Ireland and Northern Ireland, where protecting the peace after the Good Friday agreement of 1998 was a top priority.
The agreement ended three decades of sectarian violence known as the "Troubles" between groups that wanted to reunify Ireland and those who favored Northern Ireland remaining in Britain.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
==========================================================
So to summarize, the good news is that the UK will now negotiate new and better trade deals for the country, and that the EU is forced to reform itself. Boris Johnson is probably the first politician to actually maintain his campaign promises and get Brexit done, regardless of how you may feel about that. The bad news is that Britain's standing on the world stage will be a battle between America and China for influence (America, fuck yeah?) and that the matter of Northern Ireland comes back into question after the Good Friday agreement has essentially become null and void. Also, there is the matter of Scottish independence and while I'm not a UK citizen I would like to voice my opinion that Scotland should stay in the commonwealth, however Northern Ireland belongs to Ireland so there should be some sort of agreement on that lest The Troubles 2.0 begin and the IRA comes back. So if you live in Belfast, Derry, or any part of Northern Ireland, watch out for car bombs and avoid the pub.
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