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The Economist reflects on Britain-EU relations from Antigua

Original: Blighty newsletter: Postcard from Antigua—thinking of EU

The Economist's Blighty newsletter, a weekly take on British politics, is running a dispatch from Antigua framed as a reflection on Britain's relationship with the European Union. Written from the Caribbean, the piece reportedly uses the vantage point of a former British colony to muse on Brexit, Britain's place in Europe and how the country is viewed from outside. Readers of the newsletter are discussing the contrast between island life and the UK's ongoing debates about its EU ties.

Why now: The Economist has published a new Blighty newsletter instalment using an unusual Caribbean vantage point to comment on Britain's EU relationship, prompting discussion among readers

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