OPINION: Old and the new as Brexit bites in many ways - Olive Press News Spain
Olive Press News Spain Reflections on the 'hurt' of Brexit and the British future in Spain \n');document.write('\n \n\n');} The UK finally said farewell to the European Union on January 1 as the Brexit trade deal kicked in. It’s a moment that genuinely led to moments of personal reflection for me over the futility of it all, but at least some consolation to be living in Spain, which is still under the EU umbrella. This final unshackling UK unshackling from the EU was much more profound in my mind than a few British fishing boats now being allowed to catch more mackerel.