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Jun. 27th, 2016 01:17 pm
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So strange...our constituency, Southwark (73%), and the neighbouring one, Lambeth (75%), had the highest remain vote of all the mainland English contstituencies, but was comprehensively beaten by the slightly offshore constituency of Gibraltar (92%). Dulwich (mainly in Southwark) is a pretty educated and haute bourgeois enclave, so no surprises there then; but Lambeth is home to some very deprived areas. I suppose that many of the folk in the most deprived areas are either immigrants, or live close enough to immigrants to realise that they are people much the same as the rest of us.

Nasty pockets of racism have broken out. The leave camp has retracted all of the promises made before the referendum. How strange that supposedly honourable people should do such things. So... no cap on immigration, which was the main issue used to stoke up the less than enlightened amongst us. No extra money for the NHS. No extra anything. However, the losses are beginning to mount up. Scotland, Northern Ireland, Gibraltar...

It is almost as if the Brexiteers haven't thought this through.

If we remain in the EEA we need to maintain freedom of movement. Also it will cost us; maybe more than membership of the EU costs us now with our various rebates. But still, we will be free. Free to pay more for an associate membership of an organisation we once had a small say in running.

I don't suppose it was actual treason on the part of the Outies. When it comes to thinking of the consequences of their opinions causality seems to be entirely beyond their comprehension. Folk I know knew Boris of old. Apparently he was once a bright and clever chap even if somewhat given to indiscriminate leg-over activities. You'd never guess that now.

As for Gove... a shit is a shit is a shit. And he's all of that.

Off the cliff

Date: 2016-06-27 08:41 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] abomvubuso.livejournal.com
You should share this on t_p.

Date: 2016-06-28 06:25 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] johnny9fingers.livejournal.com
Maybe. I'll think about it.

Congratters to your chaps in putting out a woeful England in the Euros. Well played. [Tips hat.]

Date: 2016-06-28 07:46 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] abomvubuso.livejournal.com
Always happy to put woeful teams out of their misery.

Date: 2016-06-28 01:03 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] johnny9fingers.livejournal.com
If the England team was a horse you'd take the poor crippled thing outside to shoot it and put it out of its misery.
Edited Date: 2016-06-28 01:03 pm (UTC)

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