| In June the British people voted by a small majority for the United Kingdom to leave the European Union. Throughout the campaign the politicians advocating leave painted such a rosy picture of life outside the EU that many people, including those who felt disconnected with politics altogether along with those who felt they were not benefiting from the politics of the professional political elites based in London, believing that they would be better off and importantly that immigration would be curbed, voted to leave.
Immediately after the result was declared those who had been most vocal in the leadership of the 'leave' campaign rather than spelling out the route to this utopia immediately began to row back on their measurable claims saying that their message had been misunderstood; but persisting with the message that 'All will be well'
Today the Pound is at a 30 year low against the dollar, petrol and energy bills are set to soar in price as oil is priced in dollars, food and other imported products are set to rise inexorably and holidays and flights cost more as the value of the pound remains low. The very people who voted to leave in large numbers; the unemployed, the people on low incomes struggling to make ends meet are facing rising bills with no immediate end in sight. These people were misled by one or two charismatic politicians who themselves are actually quite well off.(Surprise surprise)
There is a saying 'Be careful what you wish for' ... There has to be a moral for other nations to learn from here. |
It is the disengaged people strggling to make ends meet who voted for brexit in large numbers who are going to feel this pain first and hardest. I don't think that they realised this would be a consequence of their leave vote as they were told everything would be fantastic.
If you think your country is not that bad yet, it's only because it was not long enough. But you will feel it soon.
And back to EU - EU is an ultimate bureaucracy. The bigger bureaucracy gets the worse are consequences. I do not think UK will be worse apart than in EU. But I think UK has a bureaucracy of their own that is bad enough to be a problem for economy already and probably their economy will worsen even more soon. But not because they separate from UK.
That is purely my opinion, indeed. As I said, I do not really know enough to talk about it.
It does not have much to do with being or not being a part of EU.
I think the Ahab's are pissed because Americans injured and that lost loved 1's due to the 9-11 attack can now sue them being being most of the flyers came from there. So their revenge is jack up our oil. But that will back fire yet again because we have our own damn oil.
I am sorry to say that neither side could ( or even still can ) predict what the future will hold for the UK ( unless they have a crystal ball ) Currently the UK is still in the EU.......and it is big business that is driving share values and the like in whatever direction they see fit.......
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