THE Germans have a word for it: Ges-chichtsmudigkeit, a weariness of history. The British were weary enough when Theresa May called a surprise general election on April 18th. It is just two years since the country's previous general election, and less than a year since the divisive referendum that saw it decide to quit the eu; in 2014 a referendum in Scotland also put the future of the United Kingdom to the vote. A monumentally dispiriting campaign has only deepened the weariness. Tedious as it all is, though, history is being made.
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