Guardian Editorial on Euro Election next week Re: Brexit (unreal)

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this is the larger and enduring reality against which Britain’s unplanned participation in these elections should be seen. Brexit or no Brexit, Britain will remain a European nation, subject to the same regional pressures as before. Member of the EU or not, Britain will have to respond to issues like climate crisis and security threats in cooperation with these neighbours and allies. And, unless the “ourselves alone” Brexit extremists take over in Britain – which they must not be permitted to do – our businesses, our industries, our scientists, our research and development teams and our individual citizens will remain intimately networked with theirs.

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It is not an opportunity that has been seized as effectively as it could have been. The failure of the pro-European parties to form a popular front and adopt a single list and programme in these elections is regrettable. In the absence of that, the best alternative is to vote only for pro-European candidates who can be counted on to oppose the hard-Brexit terms on offer and to keep the issue open for a possible second referendum, and who stand a chance of winning under the proportional system in operation.

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More important, however, is to keep the big picture in mind. These elections are a chance to reshape British politics. They should be a rejection of Brexit, the parties that campaigned for it, and the parties that now want to impose the harshest version. In the rightwing narrative, these elections are all about the Brexit party and the battle for the Tory leadership.

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