Post Brexit Britain

It's impossible to be in Great Britain and not hear about the Brexit negotiations. It's all over the BBC, it's on people's clothing, and people are adopting the film Dunkirk as a symbol to support their world view whether its for remaining or brexiting. 

The British trade negations in Brussels have been going poorly, but the BBC doesn't report it as such. Instead they say: "Well now we have a much clearer picture what the EU wants from us.. they really did their homework well, didn't they?." The British negotiators did not know how to answer the EUs questions such as "what happens to EU members who live in the UK" and "what happens to the British people abroad" in addition to several travel issues related to British businesses and especially the conflicts in Northern Ireland. They also have not agreed on how much Britain must pay to leave the EU - and they are keeping any numbers quiet due to the expected public uproar. As one guy put it on the BBC, "the most pragmatic members of parliament are thinking about how leaving affects all the moving pieces of our country and are pushing for a 2 year phase out to create the most optimal outcomes for our country." However, the most urgent people for Brexit are demanding that it happens now.
I really empathize for the youngest members of the UK society who are much more global than the baby boomers who did this to them. Its hard to say exactly how this will impact them, but I do think there's a general sense of lose among many people, especially the younger generation. It's so hard to watch older people create a world that you do not want that will actively affect you for much of your early adult life. You know, right at the time when you maybe are starting a family or buying a house. Meanwhile, the value of the pound continues to drop while rent and inflation increases and the future trade policies that will shape your society are in jeopardy. That's a lot of uncertainty to swallow.

But not all is lost, I saw a 60 year old woman riding her bike through a London neighborhood wearing an EU sweatshirt. I thought that was pretty powerful.