Interesting article. "Brexit is about more than the EU: it’s about class, inequality, and voters feeling excluded from politics."
Is Britain still mired in the class struggle? Inequality, especially economic inequality, is a huge problem for all economically developed democracies. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Tue, Jul 5, 2016 at 10:52 AM, Steve Cottrell <[email protected]> wrote: > On 5/7/16, Daniel J. Matyola, discombobulated, unleashed: > > >Doesn't that make the referendum meaningless? > > Yes and no. > > We don't have proportional representation - we elect MPs to look after > our interests in parliament. With the way our system works, I would have > been in favour of our elected MPs (after due diligence in listening to > their constituents) voting in parliament on our behalf. > > Sadly the PM promised a public referendum and the result is now a matter > of fact. > > I say this because in my opinion a lot of people were not educated > enough to understand what they were voting for/against. There appeared > to be a public backlash based on misinformation and lack of ability to > seemingly gather facts independently. > > This article might be of interest: > > <http://www.theguardian.com/politics/commentisfree/2016/jun/24/divided- > britain-brexit-money-class-inequality-westminster> > > alternative link: > > <http://tinyurl.com/hpv5j99> > > > >Certainly some people might > >vote for Labour on other grounds, even though they do not want to remain > in > >the EU. > > But surely a potential government promising a superseding of the > referendum result would attract pro-EU voters and dissuade anti-EU > voters. The opposition party (in power) have promised to uphold the > referendum result and leave the EU, so in a general election that might > be their promise, though I think they would lose. > > >The whole idea of a referendum is to isolate those other factors > >and get a decision on the single issue: leave or stay. > > I understand and agree - but in politics there are many ways to skin a > cat (and a voter!). > > >The Leave issue is a complex one, based on emotion as well as on political > >principles. I think Britain's departure would be a great loss for the > rest > >of Europe, but the British people have to decide what is best for them. I > >just hope it all get sorted out without too much additional turmoil and > >economic harm to all concerned. > > Amen to that! > > -- > > > Cheers, > Cotty > > > ___/\__ Broadcast, Corporate, > || (O) | Web Video Production > ---------- <www.seeingeye.tv> > _____________________________ > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
