Nobody in the UK wants to talk about Brexit: Adrian Wooldridge

Nobody in the UK wants to talk about Brexit: Adrian Wooldridge

In the current British election, the silence on Brexit is striking.
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In the current British election, the silence on Brexit is striking. Freud's theory of repression helps explain this: painful memories and unfulfilled promises around Brexit have driven political parties to avoid the topic. Tactical reasons aside, the British public's desire to forget Brexit's turmoil is palpable. Yet, as Freud warned, repressed issues eventually resurface. The next government, especially under Keir Starmer, will inevitably confront Britain's relationship with the EU.

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By Adrian Wooldridge

 Sigmund Freud may no longer be a fashionable thinker, but his theory of repression provides us with the best explanation of the central mystery of the British election: why nobody is talking about Brexit.

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