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In reply to the discussion: Greenwald calls-out the dominant Brexit narrative [View all]stevenleser
(32,886 posts)on situations that are nothing about that narrative.
Several folks have the facts here including Spider Jerusalem who actually lives in Britain and Muriel Volestrangler in this excellent post: http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=7957988
Looking ahead to the Referendum on Britain's membership of the European Union on June 23rd, which, if any, issues do you think will be very important to you in helping you decide which way to vote?
Answers from those voting 'leave':
52%: The number of immigrants coming into Britain
22%: Britain's ability to make its own laws
18%: The impact on Britain's economy
14%: Impact on public services/housing
10%: The cost of EU immigration on Britain's welfare system
7%: Cost of EU membership fees
5%: The impact on British jobs
Others under 5%.
page 36: https://www.ipsos-mori.com/Assets/Docs/Polls/pm-16-june-2016-tables.pdf
Inequality may have set the scene for this, but the right wing media has successfully stirred up anti-immigrant feeling - especially in older age groups.
Greenwald acknowledges that Corbyn is 'authentically left-wing', and was elected leader of the Labour party. And Corbyn campaigned for Remain. The majority of Labour voters (about two thirds) voted Remain. The malcontents were mainly right wing.