David Coombs: Brexit reset

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What would a Martian think of the Brexit argument - or the Hammersmith & City line for that matter - wonders David Coombs as he sets out his thinking now Boris Johnson has taken power in the UK

I love the Hammersmith & City line. It is a smidge faster than walking but with a daily excuse for arriving late at work. And I get a good hour and a half of every day spent trapped underground that I can use to catch up on the news. Win-win. While travelling in to work the other day, I used my leisure time to listen to the podcast version of The Pledge. If you haven't seen this programme, it is an hour of lively, unmoderated debate on Sky News each week. Once again, the panellists were quarrelling over Brexit. The Remainers argued that proroguing Parliament was undemocratic while the...

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