94% of Leave voters were not minded to take notice of the risks to trade and the economy. (Only 6% thought the economy and trade would be better.) 43% of Remain voters voted because of the risks to jobs, trade and the economy.
No Leave voters it would appear said they voted because they thought £360m a week would go to the NHS. (Remain voters didn't believe it either, but assume Leave voters, being less well educated, thought it was true.)
Conclusion - Remain voters trust what the establishment feeds them, except if it's from Boris Johnson.
I would say the conclusion is Remain voters are able to tell the difference between real news and fake news and between facts and made up nonsense. And Brexit voters are even more stupid and ill educated than anyone realised.
94% of Leave voters were not minded to take notice of the risks to trade and the economy. (Only 6% thought the economy and trade would be better.) 43% of Remain voters voted because of the risks to jobs, trade and the economy.
No Leave voters it would appear said they voted because they thought £360m a week would go to the NHS. (Remain voters didn't believe it either, but assume Leave voters, being less well educated, thought it was true.)
Conclusion - Remain voters trust what the establishment feeds them, except if it's from Boris Johnson.
I would say the conclusion is Remain voters are able to tell the difference between real news and fake news and between facts and made up nonsense. And Brexit voters are even more stupid and ill educated than anyone realised.
Best throw my Phd in the bin then.
Doctor of Philosophy - I’d hang on to it if I were you. Somehow I’d imagined a doctorate would require better grammar and vocabulary but hey we have already been there.
94% of Leave voters were not minded to take notice of the risks to trade and the economy. (Only 6% thought the economy and trade would be better.) 43% of Remain voters voted because of the risks to jobs, trade and the economy.
No Leave voters it would appear said they voted because they thought £360m a week would go to the NHS. (Remain voters didn't believe it either, but assume Leave voters, being less well educated, thought it was true.)
Conclusion - Remain voters trust what the establishment feeds them, except if it's from Boris Johnson.
I would say the conclusion is Remain voters are able to tell the difference between real news and fake news and between facts and made up nonsense. And Brexit voters are even more stupid and ill educated than anyone realised.
I bet you are made up to be part of the intelligentsia.
94% of Leave voters were not minded to take notice of the risks to trade and the economy. (Only 6% thought the economy and trade would be better.) 43% of Remain voters voted because of the risks to jobs, trade and the economy.
No Leave voters it would appear said they voted because they thought £360m a week would go to the NHS. (Remain voters didn't believe it either, but assume Leave voters, being less well educated, thought it was true.)
Conclusion - Remain voters trust what the establishment feeds them, except if it's from Boris Johnson.
I would say the conclusion is Remain voters are able to tell the difference between real news and fake news and between facts and made up nonsense. And Brexit voters are even more stupid and ill educated than anyone realised.
Best throw my Phd in the bin then.
Doctor of Philosophy - I’d hang on to it if I were you. Somehow I’d imagined a doctorate would require better grammar and vocabulary but hey we have already been there.
No we haven't, you have, as you have done with other posters.. Are you not bored with it yet. You are rather creepy.
The battle for hearts and minds won't be won by calling (or even thinking) people illiterate plebs.
On threads like this, the onus is on Remoaners like me to argue successfully against Brexit (or hard Brexit, or whatever we're currently fighting idk) and present the facts in a cogent and accessible way. It isn't for us to call each other idiots, no matter how much we want to, because that doesn't get anyone anywhere.
(If someone posts something completely ridiculous, like 'Brexit will cut our hospital waiting times and school waiting lists!!!' then I reserve the right to be a little terse)
The battle for hearts and minds won't be won by calling (or even thinking) people illiterate plebs.
Agree. Neither will it be won by Brexiteers criticising people like me for bothering to check my assertions online before posting; posting the latest relevant economic data; or complaining when the politician charged with negotiating with the EU27 calls one such country by a name that is out of date by 25 years and implies that another such country does not exist. Even more will it not be won by explicitly or implicitly labelling people like me as part of some 'elite' on no better grounds than that I got a Grade 1 "O" level in English Language (and a year early, I'd have you know :-)). And if none of that works, demanding that the thread is closed down.
It works both ways and frankly, while personal abuse is always a sign that you've lost it, I've had a basinfull of the argument that I should rein it in because, it is assumed, I don't understand the lives of poor "disenchanted" Brexit voters. Such an argument is every bit as arrogant as those who dismiss Brexit arguments on the grounds that the person - as opposed to their stated position- is stupid.
94% of Leave voters were not minded to take notice of the risks to trade and the economy. (Only 6% thought the economy and trade would be better.) 43% of Remain voters voted because of the risks to jobs, trade and the economy.
No Leave voters it would appear said they voted because they thought £360m a week would go to the NHS. (Remain voters didn't believe it either, but assume Leave voters, being less well educated, thought it was true.)
Conclusion - Remain voters trust what the establishment feeds them, except if it's from Boris Johnson.
I would say the conclusion is Remain voters are able to tell the difference between real news and fake news and between facts and made up nonsense. And Brexit voters are even more stupid and ill educated than anyone realised.
Best throw my Phd in the bin then.
Wow, you must be one of the metropolitan elite that Southbank likes to bang on about then.
94% of Leave voters were not minded to take notice of the risks to trade and the economy. (Only 6% thought the economy and trade would be better.) 43% of Remain voters voted because of the risks to jobs, trade and the economy.
No Leave voters it would appear said they voted because they thought £360m a week would go to the NHS. (Remain voters didn't believe it either, but assume Leave voters, being less well educated, thought it was true.)
Conclusion - Remain voters trust what the establishment feeds them, except if it's from Boris Johnson.
I would say the conclusion is Remain voters are able to tell the difference between real news and fake news and between facts and made up nonsense. And Brexit voters are even more stupid and ill educated than anyone realised.
Best throw my Phd in the bin then.
Wow, you must be one of the metropolitan elite that Southbank likes to bang on about then.
No just an ordinary guy who wanted to move on and do my best for my family, as we all do. Never took the Dr bit either.
ONS population growth between 2015 and 2040 projected as
Uk 16% France 10% Germany 4% Italy - a small decline
That's my leave vote in a nutshell. Quite which party to vote for to provide an economy land housing and pensions to support that god only knows. I am genuinely worried for my kids future and for our beautiful green spaces and countryside.
ONS population growth between 2015 and 2040 projected as
Uk 16% France 10% Germany 4% Italy - a small decline
That's my leave vote in a nutshell. Quite which party to vote for to provide an economy land housing and pensions to support that god only knows. I am genuinely worried for my kids future and for our beautiful green spaces and countryside.
This has been done to death. As far as population growth goes EU migration is the least of our concerns. If our growing population is your house flooding, worrying about the EU aspect of it is the equivalent of trying to fix your dripping tap.
I think if you look at immigration as an impact on population growth you have to look at our colonnial past and international presence. We will always have more people coming in than leaving.
What I find admirable and have a lot of respect for is those Briton’s who have decided to go and live in another country and culture. We are an island nation and that is in our history and culture, but I truly believe we are very insular in our thinking sometimes
Woman on QT now having a pop at mark carney and the BBC for weakening our stance on Brexit and not getting behind it. You couldn’t make it up. What a silly mare. If Brexit is a good idea and will be a success, then mark carney and the bbc’s stance is irrelevant
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Clever you.
Chippy thinks I’m a stalker and I think he’s a semi literate doctor.
We’re fine with our roles in this play. Honest.
I doubt either are accurate.
On threads like this, the onus is on Remoaners like me to argue successfully against Brexit (or hard Brexit, or whatever we're currently fighting idk) and present the facts in a cogent and accessible way. It isn't for us to call each other idiots, no matter how much we want to, because that doesn't get anyone anywhere.
(If someone posts something completely ridiculous, like 'Brexit will cut our hospital waiting times and school waiting lists!!!' then I reserve the right to be a little terse)
It works both ways and frankly, while personal abuse is always a sign that you've lost it, I've had a basinfull of the argument that I should rein it in because, it is assumed, I don't understand the lives of poor "disenchanted" Brexit voters. Such an argument is every bit as arrogant as those who dismiss Brexit arguments on the grounds that the person - as opposed to their stated position- is stupid.
Especially for @Dippenhall, @stonemuse
Uk 16%
France 10%
Germany 4%
Italy - a small decline
That's my leave vote in a nutshell. Quite which party to vote for to provide an economy land housing and pensions to support that god only knows. I am genuinely worried for my kids future and for our beautiful green spaces and countryside.
What I find admirable and have a lot of respect for is those Briton’s who have decided to go and live in another country and culture. We are an island nation and that is in our history and culture, but I truly believe we are very insular in our thinking sometimes