A Moment of Clarity in the Brexit Chaos

Theresa May’s Brexit policy has been a wreck for months, and this week’s events have surely exhausted even her capacity to think otherwise. Amid the chaos at Westminster, the final collapse of her attempted compromise nonetheless offers hope – because it provides a kind of clarity.

Three years of trying have proved that the U.K. Parliament cannot find its way to a workable middle ground. The country cannot enjoy special status or accommodations as a half-member of the European Union. That means its dilemma is starker than many have wished to think: Britain needs to choose between remaining in the EU, or simply leaving it.