The Oh, Hello, welcome to Behind the News. My name is Doug Henwood. The usual

double-headed today. First in seconds we'll hear from Margaret Corvid on the

dissent of British politics to chaos as the Brexit deadline approaches. on the

Brexit deadline approaches.

And at the bottom of the hour, the historian John Clagg will set us straight on the

legacy of slavery.

First, Britain.

In June 2016, British voters, by a 5248 margin, voted to leave the European Union, an act known as Brexit.

There's a left version of it called Lexit. Some who voted to leave were just giving the political

establishment the finger, some were motivated by xenophobia and some no doubt

thought that leaving the EU would improve their lives. At the time few people had a

clear idea of how messy the process would turn out to be,

and the British government is now in turmoil over how to work things out in detail.

Failed Prime Minister Theresa May resigned in June and turned things over to Boris Johnson. Johnson used to be famous for playing an

upper class twit, an act that some thought was a cover for a sharp political mind.

In the 50 days he's been in office, he's revealed that this was no act.

He really is a bumbling fool.

What's going on?

Here's Margaret Corbett, a Labor Party activist who's a member of the City Council

in Plymouth England to explain. I should say she's speaking entirely in a personal capacity.

Margaret Corbett. Your country sure makes for interesting politics. What's the latest?

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