Foreign Policy
Sep 18, 2023 - 13 min
Brexit focus groups show people still want to take back control but confess to national despair. "What do Britons think about Brexit now, as trade talks between the UK and EU approach their climax? I watched focus groups from around the country discussing Brexit on Zoom (when their WiFi signals worked) in June and July 2020, and I read several hundred pages of their transcripts." The Financial Times' Simon Kuper reveals the results of his investigation.