1. Analogy: “It‘s just the tip of the iceberg.“
What we read and hear about BREXIT
– there is SO MUCH more to the issue
the TIP of the iceberg
Analogy: “It‘s just the tip of the iceberg.“
BREXIT – Why did the British vote to leave the EU?

2. The Referendum Campaign
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Why did the British government give the people a referendum?
Cameron was under electoral pressure from UKIP (the UK Independence Party)
UKIP WON most seats in the 2014 election for the European parliament
thanks to UK electoral voting system, UKIP had no seats in parliament, but was threatening a breakthrough
Cameron promised a referendum to help him win the 2010 general election
he thereby wanted to spike UKIP’s guns, and was TOTALLY CONVINCED that REMAIN would win (or he would never have conceded a referendum)
the full force of the Establishment was marshalled against UKIP and LEAVE, which was routinely described as “racist” and “xenophobic”
BREXIT – Why did the British vote to leave the EU?

3. The Referendum Campaign
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BEFORE
campaign for vote on June 24 launched April 15
over 2 months of intensive campaigning on streets and in media
“REMAIN” group launched “Project Fear” – endless often absurd predictions about negative effects of BREXIT
they said economy would go into crisis, the GBP and stockmarket collapse, our external trade would dry up, house prices would fall, students would no longer be able to study abroad and so on and on
personal insults routinely showered the media: LEAVERS were called “racist”, “xenophobic”, “little Englanders”, “anti-European” and so on
BREXIT – Why did the British vote to leave the EU?

4. The UK is, always HAS been and always WILL be “in Europe”.
Throughout the campaign, REMAINERS constantly accused LEAVERS of wanting to “leave Europe” – which is of course utter nonsense.
The UK is, always HAS been and always WILL be “in Europe”.
BREXIT – Why did the British vote to leave the EU?

5. Despite accusations, the LEAVE campaign had NOTHING TO DO with being “anti-Europe”.
BREXIT – Why did the British vote to leave the EU?

6. THE FEDERALIST AGENDA – Britain‘s point of View
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8. ARROGANCE, PROPAGANDA & LIES
BREXIT – Why did the British vote to leave the EU?

9. ARROGANCE, PROPAGANDA & LIES
BREXIT – Why did the British vote to leave the EU?

10. THE FEDERALIST AGENDA
Not ONE SINGLE EUROPEAN CITIZEN has EVER, ANYWHERE, at ANY T(IME voted for the EU federalist project so proudly proclaimed by Barroso.
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12. The BREXIT attitude can be summed up thus:
The British do not want to be a mere region of a European federal state ruled from Brussels, dominated by Germany and with French-style bureaucracy. They want to retain their sovereignty.
BREXIT – Why did the British vote to leave the EU?

13. TOTAL ELECTORATE & %TURNOUT 46,500,001 72% REJECTED 25,359
The Referendum Campaign
THE RESULT
VOTES %
REMAIN
16,141,241
48.1%
LEAVE
17,410,742
51.9%
TOTAL ELECTORATE & %TURNOUT
46,500,001
72%
REJECTED
25,359
This was the largest winning vote ever recorded in any British election.
Interestingly, though this was perhaps the single most imporant vote in British history, nearly 30% of eligible voters DID NOT VOTE.
BREXIT – Why did the British vote to leave the EU?

14. NONE OF THE “PROJECT FEAR” PREDICTIONS PROVED ACCURATE
The Referendum Campaign
AFTER
NONE OF THE “PROJECT FEAR” PREDICTIONS PROVED ACCURATE
The GBP fell somewhat initially, but recovered within a month or so.
LEAVERS were told that: - they hadn‘t understood what they were voting for - they didn‘t know they were voting to leave “the single market” - they were mostly old, uneducated white men - they had “destroyed our future”
RESULT?
The Establishment is even more despised by the plebs than before.
The whole episode has reinforced deep divisions within British society.
It revealed many people‘s total inability to develop opinions based on evidence and logic.
BREXIT – Why did the British vote to leave the EU?

15. The Referendum Campaign
BREXIT – Why did the British vote to leave the EU?

16. Immediately after the result, REMAINERS began to MOAN about the result
Immediately after the result, REMAINERS began to MOAN about the result. This led to them being named “REMOANERS”, or my preferred term “REMOANIACS”. Lots of young people were especially cross, but many did not vote
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18. The left and many students accused old people of destroying their future.
Unlike in Asia, older people are not respected for their experience and the wisdom derived therefrom.
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19. We got tired of being told that old people had “destroyed the future”.
BREXIT – Why did the British vote to leave the EU?

20. We got tired of being told that old people had “destroyed the future”.
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