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This election will change Britain – and Europe – for good

Will Brexit be a new beginning for Europe, or the beginning of the end?

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Robert Tombs

Robert Tombs is an emeritus professor in history at the University of Cambridge and the author of This Sovereign Isle: Britain in and out of Europe (Allen Lane, 2021). He also edits the History Reclaimed website

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