If only Brexit were fiction! by Jo Carroll
I've followed British politics for decades - often with mixed feelings and complex opinions. The House of Commons shenanigans seem to veer from comically farcical set-pieces (Prime Minister's Questions) to the momentously important ... dare I mention it ... Brexit. This is not the place to explore the rights and wrongs of any decisions. But I have, as a writer, been intrigued by the process - and what we can learn from it. We can think of it in terms of a traditional three-act structure: Act One: the decision to hold the referendum the campaign, with lies told and believed (by some) the crisis: the result and resignation of the Prime Minister resolution: we have a new Prime Minister Act Two: the triggers of Article 50, separation discussions begin the apparently insurmountable problem of the border with Ireland rears its head. (No one explains why this was not noticed at the campaign stage, even though 'ordinary people' had raised the issue) undeter...