“If they win on Thursday (EU referendum, 2016), the process of abolishing Britain will be complete. If they lose, as I hope they do and still think they will, there is a faint, slender chance that we may get our country back one day.”

— Peter Hitchens

2016-06-19

PETER HITCHENS: There's a faint chance we may get our nation back one day

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