UK triggers the official Brexit process in a letter to EU

Re:UK triggers the official Brexit process in a letter to EU by rayiner on Wednesday March 29, 2017 @03:36PM (#13989824)

And that's going fabulously. Our government is efficient and functional and totally manages to put aside regional differences to address pressing national issues.

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Re:UK triggers the official Brexit process in a letter to EU by oblio on Wednesday March 29, 2017 @04:43PM (#13990389)

You're still #1 in terms of total GDP and have the highest GDP per capita of any country with a population over 50 million. Don't sell your government short...

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Re:UK triggers the official Brexit process in a letter to EU by ionised on Friday March 31, 2017 @10:36AM (#14004200)

I'd wager that is more to do with its geography and wealth of natural resources in a land that was more or less ripe for the taking from the natives.

Think of it like starting a game of Civilization at renaissance/industrial age tech with democratic government on an island with abundant resources and no real enemies.

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Re:UK triggers the official Brexit process in a letter to EU by mkaziz on Wednesday March 29, 2017 @04:26PM (#13990241)

It actually is going pretty well. We elected a demagogue and he's as checked and balanced as he can be, given that he has the House and Senate.

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Re:UK triggers the official Brexit process in a letter to EU by astrodust on Wednesday March 29, 2017 @04:36PM (#13990335)

I'd give it a solid B+ for the last 240 years. It's only had a single civil war which compared to the last 240 years of Europe is downright amazing!

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Re:UK triggers the official Brexit process in a letter to EU by ed_balls on Wednesday March 29, 2017 @05:37PM (#13990828)

Keep in mind how small USA was 240 years ago. In 1910 it was 90m comparing to Germany 62m.

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