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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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