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'''Brexit''' was the withdrawal of the [[United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland|United Kingdom]] from the [[European Union]] in January 2020. | '''Brexit''' was the withdrawal of the [[United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland|United Kingdom]] from the [[European Union]] (EU) in January 2020 following the referendum result of leave in June 2016. Although in the short term it has reduced the material conditions of the British [[Proletariat|working class]], in the long term it is a [[Progressivism|progressive]] change having weakened global [[imperialism]] and hastened the reunification of [[Ireland]].<ref>{{Web citation|author=9th Congress of the [[CPGB-ML]]|newspaper=[[The Communists]]|title=Brexit continues to be a thorn in the side of imperialism|date=2021-11-25|url=https://thecommunists.org/2021/11/25/news/statement-brexit-continues-thorn-imperialism/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220529122404/https://thecommunists.org/2021/11/25/news/statement-brexit-continues-thorn-imperialism/|archive-date=2022-05-29|retrieved=2022-11-29}}</ref> The Remain campaign was lead by at the time [[Conservative and Unionist Party|Conservative Party]] leader [[David Cameron]] and [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]] leader [[Jeremy Corbyn]], whilst the Leave campaign was led by [[reactionary]] forces on the grounds of bigotry in relation to [[immigration]] and [[racism]]. The [[Bourgeoisie|bourgeois]] was not united on the issue of Brexit and squabbled among themselves over whether they would gain more from conducting imperialism from within the EU or outside of it.<ref>{{Web citation|author=John Rees|newspaper=Counterfire|title=Marxism and the Brexit crisis|date=2019-02-05|url=https://www.counterfire.org/article/marxism-and-the-brexit-crisis/}}</ref> | ||
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Brexit was the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (EU) in January 2020 following the referendum result of leave in June 2016. Although in the short term it has reduced the material conditions of the British working class, in the long term it is a progressive change having weakened global imperialism and hastened the reunification of Ireland.[1] The Remain campaign was lead by at the time Conservative Party leader David Cameron and Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn, whilst the Leave campaign was led by reactionary forces on the grounds of bigotry in relation to immigration and racism. The bourgeois was not united on the issue of Brexit and squabbled among themselves over whether they would gain more from conducting imperialism from within the EU or outside of it.[2]
References
- ↑ 9th Congress of the CPGB-ML (2021-11-25). "Brexit continues to be a thorn in the side of imperialism" The Communists. Archived from the original on 2022-05-29. Retrieved 2022-11-29.
- ↑ John Rees (2019-02-05). "Marxism and the Brexit crisis" Counterfire.