Despite these risks, many British politicians believe that they can satisfy voters at the expense of “Europe,” perpetuating the idea that ties with the EU – a supposedly homogeneous foreign entity – amount to little more than a disposable convenience. Now, it is up to the British public to think deeply about the benefits and sacrifices implicit in EU membership.
尽管存在这些风险，许多英国政客仍然相信他们可以牺牲“欧洲”满足选民，让欧盟——它应该是一个同质的外国实体——只能提供可有可无的方便性的思想永久化。如今，英国公众必须深入思考欧盟成员国所包含的好处和牺牲。