Brexit Above All Else

Brexit is nowhere near being over. Regardless of whether a deal is concluded between the UK and EU, the process of disentangling the two will be felt for decades to come. Mostly, in the British Isles. One can only begin to catalogue the consequences: Ideological, political. Cultural, economic. Legal and criminal, even. We could goContinue reading “Brexit Above All Else”

The Singapore Option

‘Singapore on the Thames.’ Unless you’ve been under a rock, such fantasies of UK 2.0 have been a constant throughout Brexit. Nevermind, of course, that Singapore is a former British colony. It’s the turbocharged, hypercapitalist city-state bit that matters. Once a part of Malaysia, Singapore superseded Hong Kong as the leading Asian financial centre. SingaporeansContinue reading “The Singapore Option”