Empire strikes back: why former colonies don't need Britain after Brexit | Griffith Review

British politics and culture feel nostalgic about the Commonwealth and hope to rekindle the old relationship. But the reality is not so simpleThe countdown to leave the European Union began in the British summer of 2016, but nobody in the country seemed to know in which direction they were headed. Those who voted to leave don’t know what kind of future they would like; those who voted to stay don’t know what they can do to stop the process they are certain will create only misery. Br