A decade on, Brexit's legacy is universal disappointment Submitted by John Rees on Tue, 06/23/2026 - 15:33 Leaving the EU was never about addressing the real causes of discontent in Britain. It was about masking them A placard is held during the National Rejoin March IV marking ten years on Brexit in London on 20 June, 2026 (Reuters) On Ten years on from one of the most toxic political debates in recent British  history, it might - just might - be possible to take a longer, more considered view. The first step is any such assessment must be to understand why the Brexit debate was so conflicted.