Happy Brexit Day!

With my UK friends, I celebrate tonight’s departure of Great Britain from the European Union.  (Hey I know not all British are thrilled about it, but use it as an excuse to celebrate anyway.  And, hey, if you’ve been stockpiling, you are in a great position to throw a party!)

I marked the occasion in Anglican fashion this morning by singing a Te Deum in my home chapel.

And I not only thank God, I salute Nigel Farage.  Without his efforts through the years, there would be no Brexit.

Speaking of whom, here are two videos that are must watches. First is Farage’s final speech to the EU Parliament.  Note the pettiness of the EU to the very end.  But Farage goes out with a smile anyway.

Second is Farage’s press conference before the EU vote on the Brexit deal.  Not only was Farage in relaxed, high form, but he went through a lot of interesting recent history.  Even if one dislikes Farage, anyone with interest in modern UK history should watch.  For one thing, note his admission that he hammed it up a bit for YouTube. 

SIX WEEK old Brexit Party Wins EU Parliamentary Elections in Landslide

Sorry – or not – for shouting in the headline. But I do not know what is more astounding – that a party formed six weeks ago, Nigel Farage's Brexit Party, would win an election by over 10 percentage points or that the “news” media would downplay that.  Come on, this is a historic event!  Who has ever heard of a six week old party winning an election, any election, in a landslide?

Some of the efforts to downplay that are comical, including dodgy math.

But even with this resounding result, it is not guaranteed that the UK will finally leave the EU.  The EU is like the Hotel California (You can check out, but you can never leave.).  In the EU elections are only respected if they have the correct result, don’tcha know.

Nonetheless, the Brexit Party victory is a big punch in the face to the UK and EU establishments.  It will be interesting to see how they once again try to thwart the will of the people.