Britain departed the EU officially on Friday with equal parts optimism and regret.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson hailed the exit as "the dawn of a new era" and pledged to unite Britain after years of angry debate over the European Union.
But disunity is already afoot. Members of the Scottish Parliament have backed a new independence referendum. Believing the circumstances have changed since the last indy referendum votes in 2014, MSPs voted by 64 to 54 this week for a referendum that should be held later this year.
A new poll from YouGov shows that a majority of Scots now back independence. The poll shows that 51% support leaving the UK, while 49% remain opposed.
Also, Brexit currently only means the UK has departed the EU, but the terms for how the relationship - business and otherwise - operates going forward is yet to be set. This next phase between London and Brussels is a potentially an even more volatile chapter in this saga.
Basically, the UK will be outside the EU, but ever-present in Brussels - how is that for sovereignty?!?
Martin Wolf penned a column, “Britain after Brexit will not be alone, but it will be lonelier.” The column went onto say: “Nobody has known (or even now knows) what agreement, if any, will be reached. The combination of uncertainty about the outcome with minimal time for adjustment is grotesquely irresponsible.”
Brexit is just unfolding.
Its impact on the global economy and on the future of America’s most important ally is full of uncertainty and with an unknown outcome.
Brexit = Equal parts optimism and regret
