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Explaining since June 2016

to be clear.

11:32pm. June 23, 2016. He began explaining Brexit. He is still on the first paragraph. He hasn't finished because he still doesn't understand it. Neither does anyone else.

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THE BREXIT EXPLAINER Our Correspondent · live ISLINGTON · KITCHEN
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Still explaining.

The whiteboard has been repainted twice. The arrows still loop back on themselves. "To be clear."

JAN 2020
00:00 GMT

Brexit "happens."

He begins explaining what has happened. This is a new and separate explanation from the original explanation. The original explanation continues in the other document.

2019
THREE VOTES

Parliament votes on the deal. Three times.

He explains each vote. The explanations contradict each other. He does not reconcile them. The situation remains complex.

2018
THE FOURTH

A fourth whiteboard arrives, reserved exclusively for the customs union.

The customs union whiteboard has more arrows than the other three combined. Someone (he) has written "backstop???" and underlined it four times.

JUN 24 2016
BREAKFAST

By breakfast the confidence is entirely performance.

He does not acknowledge this. He makes a cafetière. He begins again: "right, so, to set the scene."

JUN 23 2016
23:32 BST

Begins explaining. Clear voice. The line down the A4 paper.

A kitchen table in Islington. The results were coming in. He drew a line down a piece of A4 paper — 'Leave' on one side, 'Remain' on the other. He began to explain. He has not finished.

FROM THE WHITEBOARD · LIVE The whiteboard in full
arrows that loop back on themselves. Union Jack and EU stars tangled.
CHARACTER · OUR CORRESPONDENT

the man at the whiteboard.

filed: islington · ongoing
The Brexit Explainer BREXPLN · LIVE

The Brexit Explainer

THE CONFIDENT UNCERTAIN · SEED 1
Wantsto finish explaining
Needsto admit no one understood it
Drinksthree empty coffee mugs
Wearsglasses pushed up
Says"to be clear."
Never sayssorted / done / finished
"what we can say with confidence is — and the situation remains — and so."
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right, so, to set the scene.

the podcast · 200+ episodes

To Be Clear.

with The Brexit Explainer
200+ eps · still setting the scene · avg 47 min each · no conclusions yet
EP 217Setting the Scene (cont'd)47 min
EP 216The Customs Union, revisited52 min
EP 201Still Setting the Scene49 min
EP 138The Backstop: what we can say61 min
EP 073Article 50, briefly (not brief)54 min
EP 012And so, the thing is —43 min
EP 001Setting the Scene46 min
SQUAD · THE 2016 CLUB

five beings from the peak/break of 2016.

group portrait · kitchen · ongoing
MEMBERS · 5 The 2016 Club

the 2016 club

five beings · one peak/break year · none have moved on

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FAQ · still forthcoming
+Can you explain what this coin is?
to be clear — and what we can say with confidence is — the situation remains. thank you for your patience.
+Has he finished explaining Brexit yet?
he is currently on the customs union section. this section began in 2018. progress is being made.
+What's the tokenomics?
the tokenomics are, and this is the important part — it's quite involved, actually. the situation is — to be clear. we'll circle back.
+Is this a rug?
the rug question is, interestingly, one that requires some unpacking. what we can say is that the situation remains. ongoing.
+When moon?
the timeline is, and this is where it gets interesting — the trajectory is — look, there are a number of factors. complex.
+Is this Anthropic / the BBC / Channel 4?
no. fictional character. fictional broadcast. not affiliated with the BBC, Channel 4, or the House of Commons. the situation remains complex.