Interesting Article, The final line really sums up the issues facing the EU going forward.
As expected the answer to the question in the headline "Are the British really as xenophobic as they’ve been made out to be since Brexit?"
is very much "NO".

"Meanwhile the EU faces a philosophical crisis of its own, and it’s much worse than just Britain quitting. All Britain wants to do is leave - the likes of Hungary and Poland want to stay, and use their influence to challenge the liberal values on which the Union was founded. As painful as the British have made their departure, it’s time to consider who we’re being left behind with."


https://www.irishtimes.com/life-and-...exit-1.3910892