Britain’s Watershed Year
In the UK, a referendum on whether to remain a member of the EU is likely to take place before the end of the year. If, deluded by mendacity and make-believe, British voters choose to quit, they will have done irreparable harm to their country's long-term economic and strategic prospects.
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LONDON – On a grey and rain-sodden London day at the beginning of 2016, it can be tough to find reason for optimism. The sun still comes up in the morning. At some point, it will presumably stop raining. My grandchildren offer a ray of sunshine; all Star Wars fans, they can just about convince me that, like Princess Leia’s dissident forces, the good guys will eventually win.