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economically it is a mistake, in terms of international standing it is a mistake as the UK will lose a huge chunk of its financial services with Standard chartered, HSBC moving to Singapore (most of their business is in Asia) and financial services for the continent to move this to Frankfurt. The UK's manufacturing is mostly a part of the common market's supply chain and heavily integrated, so this woudl be pulled out or underinvested.

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

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I totally think it had much more to do with “English (local) Pride” than anything else. Though jobs and immigration were serious & overarching issues for rural voters in particular.

Problem is, as stated in previous posts here, what will a new PM do about those issues?

I used to live in the UK, decades ago. Thatcher, as I said in another thread before Brexit referendum, was against EEC or EEC’s too much influence in the UK political affairs. But even then she saw the economic benefits. That was in the 1980s, of course and the EU has been a continuation of EEC. But not even Thatcher campaigned to move the UK out of EEC. She looked to minimise its influence on the UK.

BTW, muslim immigration problem to the UK is not because of the EU. It’s been because of UK’s own gov’ts - labour or conservative. It has a long history, certainly for the last 4 decades.

I understand Brits or some are fed up. Let’s see what happens from now on..