The Closing of the British Mind? Brexit, EU academics, and government advice

Rightly or wrongly, the Brexit vote is widely perceived as being (among other things) an attack upon academic expertise. This can be neatly demonstrated by this anecdote of one exchange I had on Twitter:

*Daily Express front page headline: NEW EU PLOT TO TAX BRITISH EVERYTHING*

Me (quoting Express headline): This is nonsense. *Again*, the UK has a veto over EU tax law.

Troll: No, the EU is plotting to take control of our taxes.

Me: The veto is set out in Articles 113 and 115 TFEU.

Troll: No, the EU is plotting to take control of our taxes.

Me: OK then. Have a nice day in your post-truth world.

Troll: Patronising c***.

Me: *blocks*.

Read more here ….

Author :  Steve Peers
Source :  http://eulawanalysis.blogspot.co.uk
Original Publication Date :  8 Oct 2016
Article Link :  http://eulawanalysis.blogspot.co.uk/2016/10/the-closing-of-british-mind-brexit-eu.html
Archive Link :  https://archive.is/TpDyV
Image Source :  Stockvault