The Ireland that Brexit made

Frustrated Brexiteers discovered a confident and European country across the Irish sea

23 Jun, 05:00 — 23 Jun, 05:00

Why this matters

The 10-year anniversary of the Brexit vote provides a critical juncture for evaluating the long-term consequences of the UK's departure from the European Union. This story is significant as it assesses the economic, social, and political impacts on both the UK and its closest neighbor, Ireland, offering insights into the broader implications of such a monumental decision.

Key entitiesUnited Kingdom Ireland European Union

The Story

What 3 sources agree on, dispute, and miss

What sources agree on

It has been ten years since the Brexit vote in 2016
Brexit has not led to the promised 'paradise' for the UK
Ireland's post-Brexit experience contrasts with the UK's

Key claims2 agreed · 1 unverified

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The UK is still far from the paradise promised before the Brexit vote in 2016.

agreed·berlingskeThe Guardian

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Ireland has become a confident and European country.

agreed·New Statesman

Brexit's legacy includes questions about whether it made the UK richer or more racist.

unverified·The Guardian

Coverage gaps

Discussion of whether Brexit made the UK more racist

ReportedThe Guardian

MissingberlingskeNew Statesman

The Story

Analyzing sources…

Source Diversity

Moderate (42/100)

3 sources25/33

Spectrum spread— 2/5 buckets covered8/33

Far L2

Far Left (2)

The GuardianNew Statesman

Left

Center

Right1

Right (1)

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Far R

Geographic diversity— 2 regions9/34

UK2Denmark1

Sources

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The GuardianMostly Factual48d ago

‘I feel entirely vindicated’: three Guardian columnists debate Brexit and its legacy | Aditya Chakrabortty, Polly Toynbee and Simon Jenkins

Ten years on, our writers met to reflect on whether leaving the EU has made the UK richer or more racist – and how the union is doing without us Read more from the Brexit Vote: 10 Years On series Aditya: I have three distinct memories of that entire period: the sense of anger, the sense of the confusion in Westminster and then, afterwards, this quick curdling into a really base form of racism. I remember reporting around south Wales and the north-east of England and then coming back into Lo...

By Aditya Chakrabortty, Polly Toynbee and Simon Jenkins

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New StatesmanMostly Factual48d ago