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T_i_B

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5. It was the biggest thing for many "leave" voters

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Fri Jun 23, 2017, 07:22 AM

Jun 2017

The leave side attracted Alf Garnett types by the bucketload and immigrant bashing was a major part of the leave campaign.

And the leave campaign was most successful in areas with little to no immigration, and with aging, poorly educated voters.

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Brexit: Anti-immigrant prejudice major factor in deciding vote, study finds [View all] Denzil_DC Jun 2017 OP

yep. I imagine it will continue to be denied. JHan Jun 2017 #1

I remember many of us who hang out here regularly having to explain this to DUers Denzil_DC Jun 2017 #3

Yep I remember those exchanges in the postmortem forum well. JHan Jun 2017 #4

Duh. unblock Jun 2017 #2

It was the biggest thing for many "leave" voters T_i_B Jun 2017 #5