Brexit conversations often go round in circles. We hear the same arguments without getting closer to understanding each other. Perhaps we are arguing about the EU when the real disagreement is about control, identity, respect and trust.

Editor's note: Since this article was first published by Talk2EU, an updated version has also been published by North East Bylines on 15/06/2026. Could the UK rejoin the EU within ten years? The question evolved into: what would Britain have to become to rejoin? The Talk2EU team were discussing how best to examine the case for rejoining the EU within a decade. The article started with a simple question: Could the UK rejoin the EU within ten years? By the end of our investigat

Two AI debates put the case for and against the UK rejoining the EU to the test. Five AI judges ultimately backed the pro-rejoin arguement.

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