Some marriages are love matches, others are marriages of convenience. And, in some parts of the world, there are arranged marriages. These are not necessarily any less strong and lasting than the others: divorces are almost as common nowadays as weddings, being to marriages what the waves of refugees are increasingly becoming to the Mediterranean. Break-ups do not generally go smoothly, creating resentment, anger, bitterness, suffering and rancour.
The “marriage” of the United Kingdom...