The decision to exit EU by majority Britons was based mostly on jobs and immigration issues. If I’m not mistaken, UKIP party supporters/voters were significant contributors to Brexit.
London I think by majority voted to remain in EU.
Time will tell if it was the right decision... economically it can actually work to the detriment of the UK, I think. Bear in mind UK is not the U.S., in its economy.
I do think it disingenuous to simplify the issues as ‘jobs and immigration’ - most people would take ‘jobs’ as to mean a lack of jobs, not ‘far too many jobs are taken up by people from other EU nations who came over and assumed those roles.’ And while some might realistically view that type of an issue as being immigration, I think the concern more oriented towards the swarms of those who already have come over, as well as the mass camps in France waiting to invade even more into the UK.
All that said, like the US, the UK also has a cheap labor express issue. When 8 Poles live in the same house, all with jobs, they can of course afford a much lower take home pay than say someone who has to support themselves, a wife and children. So even if the UK left the EU, I’m going to suspect that much of the laid back no check borders will continue, and they’ll simply extend work permits to those from ‘our EU neighbors.’
And of course, no one will do anything about the immigrant invasion camps over in France.
Of course these are the steps for national suicide; imported labor while the domestic labor pool spirals into council payments, continued high spending to make welcome to the illegal invaders from Africa and the Middle East - neither of which the UK can long afford.
In NO WAY is it ever better to stay in a one government world order that Soros supports.
Ever.
Their own army? To do what? Take move independence away from sovereign states?
Economy doesn’t matter when there’s no country left due to muslim policies anyway.
Hey obama, YOU go to the back of the line
If you look at the Sky News board....every major urban area...went “stay in”. Most all of Scotland and North Ireland went ‘stay in’. It’s the rural regions that went to a high rate of leaving.
In terms of unity, it's a mistake as Scotland will leave
In terms of local pride, it would be good -- the English would feel good for going it alone
Would you pool your resources with the neighbors on the street you live on? Leave your door open so that any of them can walk in at anytime? Let them go through your kitchen at will? No? So then why is this pushed as a “solution” for any country?
Actually, Britain (like Germany) has long been financing a growing portion of the debt of the truly failed economies across Europe, in an attempt to keep Europe together.
Many socialized European economies have been dependent on further financing and bailouts!
Socialist parties across Europe (including Britain’s Labor Party) are furious with these results!
The people of Britain have been feeling the financial pressure of EU debt more every year for a long time.
The rhetoric of those who have long been seeking to desovereignize individual nations around the is telling as well.
This does shake things up a bit, but the potential for Britain is greater without the debt of Europe.
I posted on another thread that I only saw one person last night mention immigration - and they thought it was key to this vote. No surprise London voted to stay; as I understand it the city is filled with “newcomers” (like NYC).
If London is anything like major US cities, there was so much fraud in the vote that it is impossible to know what the composite London denizen really thought.
“Time will tell if it was the right decision... economically it can actually work to the detriment of the UK, I think. Bear in mind UK is not the U.S., in its economy.”
That’s why it was such a courageous decision. I have a newfound respect for England. And I hope Americans follow suit.