Brexit Metaphor No 72
The British are known as good diplomats. Part of being diplomatic is the skill and willingness to "sit on the fence", which Boris Johnson calls "eating your cake and having it", i.e. having it both ways.
Britain has been sitting "on the fence" of Europe for decades, if not centuries: one leg in, one leg out. The 2016 referendum, however, gave the UK government marching orders to take Britain off the fence and out of the EU. Yet, it is turning out surprisingly difficult for the UK to come down from its comfortable perch on the fence.
Will Britain manage to get down without tearing its pants? And if Brexit does tear Britain's pants, would the same people still shout "Brexit is naked. Long live Brexit!"
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| Fence (Source: Wikipedia) |
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