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In reply to the discussion: Cameron says Corbyn should resign [View all]Shebear
(29 posts)12. I was in Scotland last week...
... but listening to BBC broadcasts of town halls in the wake of Brexit... it doesn't break down along tradition political lines (tho some extremist groups are trying to exploit that). It is mostly a class issue. The area around London voted Stay (of course, financial center, more affluence), the countryside voted Leave. Scotland and N Ireland voted Stay. Their economies were not as negatively impacted... most people in England have not seen their lives improved, that was the basic story.
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OK, but this is the Black Knight in the Monty Python movie saying "call it a draw" (nt)
Recursion
Jun 2016
#26
Completely true but it's like hitting your head against a wall to get people to understand this!
Nihil
Jun 2016
#31
Second point not true: Labour's almost always had to win in the rest of the UK
Denzil_DC
Jun 2016
#10
the ideological differences between Scots and the English have never been more stark. nt
geek tragedy
Jun 2016
#19
"All right, but apart from the sanitation, medicine, education, wine, public order, ...
Nihil
Jun 2016
#30
Unfortunately it appears that half the plane doesn't trust the co-pilot's skill either...
brooklynite
Jun 2016
#16
Correction: It appears that half of the flight attendants are having a hissy fit.
Nihil
Jun 2016
#35
That desperate need to drag someone else down to your level so as not to be alone there. nt
bemildred
Jun 2016
#21