Current Affairs EU In or Out

[Bruce Wayne]

It’s frustrating really because when you look at it, the cities with the highest immigration figures tended to vote remain. London has a 25% non U.K. born population and represents around a 3rd of all immigrants in the U.K. it voted 70% remain.

Of the 8 largest cities in the U.K., 5 voted remain. of the ones that voted leave, only Birmingham had a non U.K. population greater than the national average (22% v 15% National average). The other 2 had a population under 10%.

Basically it wasn’t immigration that was the problem. It was fear.

But that’s hard to sell.

Indeed. Most of the major leave voting areas had relatively low levels of immigration, although some had quite high growth in immigration. As we've sadly seen on here though, there is just as much opposition to British born people of Pakistani origin spreading COVID in their wake as there is to Polish people buying milk in the supermarket. There's a common denominator, and its apparently because they want the freedom to strike their own trade deal with Australia

 

[mill]

Indeed. Most of the major leave voting areas had relatively low levels of immigration, although some had quite high growth in immigration. As we've sadly seen on here though, there is just as much opposition to British born people of Pakistani origin spreading COVID in their wake as there is to Polish people buying milk in the supermarket. There's a common denominator, and its apparently because they want the freedom to strike their own trade deal with Australia

i was just about to add the caveat that I hadn’t looked at voting lines based around non-white British demographics. Which is another thing entirely.

 

[Tin-Tin]

Not even being sneaky about it now

 

[Jebus_lives]

Not even being sneaky about it now

This is all the fault of the Civil Service I think

 

[Prevenger17]

This is all the fault of the Civil Service I think

It's the Remoaners fault

 

[roydo]

Sound. So 4 years later, and 4 yours since some folk suggested it might be, this NI/ROI/EU border thing is indeed a bit tricky.

 

[Alan Whittle]

It's the Remoaners fault

Rubbish. We are taking back control of international law.

 

[orchard]

They may have convinced several idiots to vote them in, but at some juncture along their chosen trajectory we will have to seriously question their ability and legitimacy to govern these fair isles.

Absolute wall spaff.

 

[Harryflashman]

Sound. So 4 years later, and 4 yours since some folk suggested it might be, this NI/ROI/EU border thing is indeed a bit tricky.

Stop being disingenuous, I think it’s relatively easy to resolve with technology

 

[Amw79]

Oh look, the government is now breaking international law. The recent repeated briefings against “activist lawyers” make a bit more sense now.

Look forward to leavers insisting that *this* is what they voted for.

 

[Harryflashman]

They may have convinced several idiots to vote them in, but at some juncture along their chosen trajectory we will have to seriously question their ability and legitimacy to govern these fair isles.

Absolute wall spaff.

I admire your optimism, a well placed story about banning baa baa black sheep & Christmas trees and it’ll all be forgotten.

 

[orchard]

I admire your optimism, a well placed story about banning baa baa black sheep & Christmas trees and it’ll all be forgotten.

You're right, to they can spin the theory of all these transgressions/hubris away to save them admitting to what they've done, but not the consequences following from the acts, which are becoming more and more apparent to the citizens of the UK.

 

[orchard]

"I'm going to not pay my taxes in a very specific and limited way."

Reddit.

 

[Jebus_lives]

It's the Remoaners fault

Remainer civil service

 

[orchard]

"He did what any father would have done".