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Rocketman86 · M
I think the part immigration plays in this gets way overblown. Yes, it's a big issue for the racist brexit supporters. But not the vast majority, who seem to just be getting pigeon holed in with them because Nigel farage claims to be the face of brexit.
A lot of the older voters (particularly working class ones) might remember a time the uk was a big player in the industrial world (coal, steel, fishing, ship building, cars..the list goes on) but once we joined the EU all those things were sacrificed for big business as it became cheaper to import those things from the eu countries. A lot of jobs were lost. So I think the hope of those voters is this will force the uk into being more industrialised and self sufficient..
I voted to stay btw lol I can just see people's side of the story. And like it or not it's happening so might as well look for the positives.
A lot of the older voters (particularly working class ones) might remember a time the uk was a big player in the industrial world (coal, steel, fishing, ship building, cars..the list goes on) but once we joined the EU all those things were sacrificed for big business as it became cheaper to import those things from the eu countries. A lot of jobs were lost. So I think the hope of those voters is this will force the uk into being more industrialised and self sufficient..
I voted to stay btw lol I can just see people's side of the story. And like it or not it's happening so might as well look for the positives.