According to a study by WhatUKThinks.org, 58% of Britons now believe that the UK would be better off in the EU. CARL COURT/Getty Images via AFP
DECODE – As many as 58% of Britons now believe the UK would be better off in the EU.
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In an unexpected consequence of the division of nations, English rhinos find their love thwarted. On this third anniversary of Brexit, the very somber Times reports the bewilderment of Britain’s zoos, who now face the greatest difficulties in reproducing endangered animals. Rhinos are affected, but so are bison and monkeys and many other species. Before leaving the EU, around 1,400 animals were transferred each year between UK aquariums or zoos and those in Europe for mating purposes. Last year, that number dropped to 200.
Aside from this wildlife frustration, the picture is bleak. “It’s not an end, it’s a beginning,” Boris Johnson proudly announced on the evening of January 31, 2020, as the country left the European Union. Today, some are wondering if it wasn’t primarily the beginning of an era of economic slump. The latest predictions from…
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