Swindon, famous for its traffic intersections and steam-engine past, feels like Brexit Britain in a nutshell.
Like the United Kingdom in general, the city of about 180,000 people boasts a proud industrial heritage stretching back to the 19th century. Current unemployment is low and the local economy has done reasonably well in the past few years.
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