Still in the shadow of Brexit

A file photo of a pro-Brexit rally in London on June 15, 2016. Ten years after a slim majority voted to leave the European Union, the economic and political effects of that decision continue to disrupt the United Kingdom. — Adam Ferguson/ The New York Times

A DECADE ago, British voters went to the polls with a singular image fresh in their minds: a ubiquitous red bus, the hallmark of the Brexit campaign, imploring residents of the once sprawling empire to “take back control” by severing ties to Europe.

By a slim margin on June 23, 2016, Britons voted to leave the European Union.