Igama elithi “British Shift” lihlanganisa ukuguquguquka kwesimo sezepolitiki sase-UK futhi kube yisihloko sezingxoxo nenkulumompikiswano eshubile eminyakeni embalwa edlule. Kusukela kunhlolovo yeBrexit kuya okhethweni lukazwelonke olwalandela, izwe liye labona izinguquko ezinkulu emandleni ezombusazwe nasemibonweni, okuholele esikhathini soguquko esishiye abaningi bezibuza ngekusasa lelinye lamademokhrasi asungulwe kakhulu emhlabeni.
Umlando we-UK Switch ungalandelelwa emuva kunhlolovo eyabanjwa ngoJuni 23, 2016, lapho abavoti baseBrithani bevotela ukushiya i-European Union (EU). Lesi sinqumo, esivame ukubizwa ngokuthi i-Brexit, siphawula inguquko emlandweni wezwe futhi sibangele ukungaqiniseki okukhulu ngaphakathi nangaphandle. Inhlolovo idalule ukuhlukana okujulile emphakathini waseBrithani, izizukulwane ezincane zisekela kakhulu ukusala e-EU, kuyilapho izizukulwane ezindala zivotele ukuhamba.
Njengoba izingxoxo mayelana nemibandela yokuphuma kweBrithani ku-European Union ziqhubeka, Iqembu likaNdunankulu wangaleso sikhathi u-Theresa May, i-Conservative Party, lazabalaza lashaya isivumelwano esasinelisa kokubili iphalamende laseBrithani kanye ne-European Union. Ukwehlukana phakathi kweConservative Party kanye nokuntuleka kokuvumelana ephalamende kugcine kuholele ekutheni uMay esule esikhundleni kanye nokwethulwa kukandunankulu omusha, u-Boris Johnson.
UJohnson waqala ukubusa ngoJulayi 2019, okwaletha ushintsho olukhulu ku-UK Switch. Uthembise ukufeza i-“Brexit” ngomnqamulajuqu wangomhla zingama-31 kuMfumfu, “yenza noma ufe” futhi wacela ukuba kube nokhetho lukazwelonke ngaphambi kwesikhathi ukuze kuqinisekiswe ukuthi iningi lephalamende lizophasisa isivumelwano sakhe sokuhoxa esihlongozwayo. Ukhetho lwango-December 2019 lubonakale lube umcimbi omkhulu ololonge kabusha isimo sezepolitiki sase-United Kingdom.
I-Conservative Party iwine ukunqoba ngamalengiso okhethweni lukazwelonke, yazuza iningi lezihlalo ezingama-80 e-House of Commons. Ukunqoba kubonwe njengegunya elicacile likaJohnson ukuthi athuthukise i-ajenda yakhe ye-Brexit futhi aqede ukungaqiniseki okuqhubekayo mayelana nokuphuma kweBrithani ku-European Union.
Ngeningi elinamandla ephalamende, ukuguquguquka kwe-UK kuphinde kwaphenduka ngo-2020, izwe lishiya ngokusemthethweni i-European Union ngoJanuwari 31 futhi lingena esikhathini soguquko ngenkathi izingxoxo ngobudlelwano bokuhweba obuzayo zisaqhubeka. Kodwa-ke, ubhubhane lwe-coronavirus (COVID-19) lwathatha indawo ephambili, lwaphazamisa ukunaka ezigabeni zokugcina ze-Brexit.
Shintsha i-UK ibhekene nezinselelo ezintsha njengoba lolu bhubhane luqhubeka nokuphazamisa impilo yansuku zonke futhi lubeka ingcindezi enkulu emnothweni wezwe kanye nohlelo lwezempilo lomphakathi. Ukusabela kukahulumeni kule nkinga, okuhlanganisa nezinqubomgomo ezinjengokuvalwa kwezindlu, ukugoma kanye nokusekelwa kwezomnotho, sekubhekwe kabanzi futhi kuye kwasibekela umlando weBrexit.
Uma sibheka phambili, imiphumela egcwele yoguquko lwase-UK ihlala ingaqiniseki. Umphumela wezingxoxo eziqhubekayo zezohwebo ne-EU, umthelela wezomnotho walolu bhubhane kanye nekusasa le-bloc uqobo, kanye nezingcingo ezikhulayo zenkululeko eScotland, konke kuyizici ezibalulekile ekunqumeni isiphetho seBrithani.
Uguquko lweBrithani lumelele isikhathi esibalulekile emlandweni wezwe, esibonakala ngokushintshashintsha kwezombusazwe phakathi kwezinkulumompikiswano ngobukhosi, ubuwena kanye nokuchuma komnotho. Izinqumo ezenziwa namuhla ngokungangabazeki zizoba nomthelela omkhulu ezizukulwaneni ezizayo. Impumelelo yokugcina noma ukwehluleka kwenguquko yase-UK kuzoncika ekutheni izwe lisabela kanjani ezinseleleni ezizayo futhi kungakhuthaza ubumbano nokuzinza phakathi nokungaqiniseki okuqhubekayo.
Isikhathi sokuthumela: Jul-12-2023
