United Kingdom: What if Brexit never happens?

The UK parliament has given the government the green light to trigger Brexit, which it will do before the end of March 2017.
Prime Minister May's hard line towards Brexit is potentially the most damaging position for both the UK and the EU.
Yet things could change over the next two years, which is not much time for conducting negotiations, but a very long time from a political perspective.
For the moment, anything is possible, even what is currently considered impossible. Maybe Brexit will never happen.

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