The Brexit is not the first time the United Kingdom has bailed on trading countries they once endorsed. Control over colonies such as India, China and Singapore rapidly declined under the pressure from local groups demanding rights under the United Kingdom’s sovereignty. In some cases, the dizzying wealth made by the East India Company allowed for a variety of concessions to be made, in other instances, countries were abandoned and forced to deal with their post colonial reality alone to their future detriment. With Britain’s vote to the leave the European Economic block, we once again see a Britain who is willing to break ties with their former trading partners rather than see to the good of all.