Brexit is like Shrek: messy, complicated and bad-tempered | Anand Menon

Peel back the layers of Brexit in any sector and more and more layers of complexity emerge – just how Shrek describes ogres

Brexit is messy, complicated and increasingly bad-tempered. The government seems clueless, parliament is rebellious, and the EU is being typically rigid and inflexible. There is much to bemoan. But perhaps there is a silver lining. We’re learning. A lot.

There’s a moment in the film Shrek when the eponymous hero is debating the nature of his species. “There’s a lot more to ogres than people think,” he tells Donkey. “Layers,” he adds. “Like onions, ogres have layers.”

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