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== Behind the scenes == | == Behind the scenes == | ||
Brexit is the [[United Kingdom]]'s exit from the [[European Union]]. | Brexit is the [[United Kingdom]]'s exit from the [[European Union]]. | ||
[[File:Britzit means Britzit.jpg|thumb|right|"Britzit means Britzit" ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Remembrance (comic story)|Remembrance]]'')]] | |||
''[[Remembrance (comic story)|Remembrance]]'' provides a parody of Brexit in the form of the planet [[Britzit-247]]. The part of Britzit-247 seen in ''Remembrance'' is a city with elements reminiscent of [[London]] which is populated by individuals who all resemble angry [[Nigel Farage]]s and only say the word "Britzit". There's also a giant robot with the face of [[Boris Johnson]]. The [[Eleventh Doctor]] explains that Britzit-247 was founded by a group of British who "got cross about something or other" and decided to "travel across the stars" to start their own independent colony. | |||
In the [[DWU]], the UK is still explicitly part of the European Union in [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Longest Night (audio story)|The Longest Night]]'', when the [[British Prime Minister]] signs the [[Euro-Combine treaty]]. Even in this storyline, though, many see the strengthening of the "[[Europe]]an superpower" as a threat to the UK's independence. | In the [[DWU]], the UK is still explicitly part of the European Union in [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Longest Night (audio story)|The Longest Night]]'', when the [[British Prime Minister]] signs the [[Euro-Combine treaty]]. Even in this storyline, though, many see the strengthening of the "[[Europe]]an superpower" as a threat to the UK's independence. | ||
The UK later belongs to the [[Eurozone]] in [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Hothouse (audio story)|Hothouse]]'' and [[PROSE]]: ''[[Trading Futures (novel)|Trading Futures]]''. | The UK later belongs to the [[Eurozone]] in [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Hothouse (audio story)|Hothouse]]'' and [[PROSE]]: ''[[Trading Futures (novel)|Trading Futures]]''; ''Trading Futures'' remains vague as to when exactly it's set, but the after-credits segment of ''Hothouse'' places it before the events of ''[[The Eight Truths (audio story)|The Eight Truths]]'' in [[2015]]. | ||
[[Category:21st century Earth history]] | [[Category:21st century Earth history]] | ||
[[Category:British government]] | [[Category:British government]] | ||
[[Category:Events from the real world]] | [[Category:Events from the real world]] | ||
Revision as of 15:44, 7 October 2017
Brexit was something which the youth of 2016 considered to be unstoppable. (PROSE: What She Does Next Will Astound You)
Behind the scenes
Brexit is the United Kingdom's exit from the European Union.
Remembrance provides a parody of Brexit in the form of the planet Britzit-247. The part of Britzit-247 seen in Remembrance is a city with elements reminiscent of London which is populated by individuals who all resemble angry Nigel Farages and only say the word "Britzit". There's also a giant robot with the face of Boris Johnson. The Eleventh Doctor explains that Britzit-247 was founded by a group of British who "got cross about something or other" and decided to "travel across the stars" to start their own independent colony.
In the DWU, the UK is still explicitly part of the European Union in AUDIO: The Longest Night, when the British Prime Minister signs the Euro-Combine treaty. Even in this storyline, though, many see the strengthening of the "European superpower" as a threat to the UK's independence.
The UK later belongs to the Eurozone in AUDIO: Hothouse and PROSE: Trading Futures; Trading Futures remains vague as to when exactly it's set, but the after-credits segment of Hothouse places it before the events of The Eight Truths in 2015.
