It's Grim Up North

By lynnfot

Black cloud seen off the western coast of the UK

The Guardian today, reporting on the reaction around the world to yesterdays vote:

In the Netherlands, Volkskrant columnist Bert Wagendorp was particularly brutal: “It is almost certainly the case that in recent European history, absent a threat of actual war, no country has landed itself in such complete and utter chaos,” he wrote.
“The oldest parliament in the world after Iceland’s is in one hell of a state. Brexit has split a once stable country in two and transformed its politicians into lemmings, throwing themselves off the white cliffs into the sea. It’s great theatre – but tragic.”

And if that doesn't depress you, try this, which I discovered by listening to the excellent Art Now series on Radio 4, whilst making duck pie:
Nick Danziger in Armenia

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