Brexit Britain may soon find itself sinking faster than Venice
(The Guardian Italy)

The UK faces economic upheaval on a vast scale if it is not, after all, to pursue `Brexit in name only´One of the privileges of my trade is that the best seminars often take place in the best places. I no longer attend the Davos World Economic Forum but last weekend marked the 25th annual seminar for British and Italian journalists hosted by the Italian government in - well, Venice.Before I left, several people asked why I was going, because pictures of Venice under water had been flashed around the world. `Climate change, global warming` seemed to be the general verdict.The government´s own internal studies and analysis point to a severe threat from abandoning the single market Continue reading...