Reflecting on the Murder of Jo Cox and the Dark Legacy of the Brexit Referendum
By
Matt Carr
1mo ago· 7 min readenOpinion
Summary
A personal reflection republished ahead of the tenth anniversary of the Brexit Referendum, recalling the author's original post from June 2016 following the murder of MP Jo Cox. The piece captures the dark, tragic moment during the referendum campaign and reflects on how the nation has never truly moved past that period of division and hostility.
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· 3 pulledThe brutal murder of Jo Cox has added a seemingly random note of tragedy and horror to this appalling, dispiriting and utterly venal Referendum campaign.
It's a little snapshot of a dark moment in the nation's history - a moment that we have never really left behind in the decade that followed.
It's what I felt then, and it's also what I feel now.
Remembering the Killing of Jo Cox
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