And Now Some Unconnected Thoughts About The Result

[poliphilo]

The poor voted one way, the rich voted the other. The poor won because there are more of them.

Suddenly the future looks like a blank sheet. Lots of people- some of them not very nice- are getting their magic markers out ready to scribble, scribble, scribble...

The EU could collapse after this. So could the UK. Other countries will demand referenda. Scotland may demand a second vote on independence. Sinn Fein are saying, "This calls for a United Ireland".

Seems like Wales and England will stick together. They voted for Brexit by exactly the same margin.

Is this one of history's big turning points?

I wasn't expecting Cameron to go. I thought he'd have to have his fingers prised off the wheel. He is a bad man- a man without principles or ideas- and has been a very bad PM. The debacle was all his fault. He took a punt and lost.

Comments

[haikujaguar.livejournal.com]

I shall do this thing, then.

The sun has a habit of continuing to rise every day, doesn't it? And we put on our shoes and go to the day. :,

[ideealisme.livejournal.com]

I try to remember that. I feel deeply drained right now, and I'm not even in the UK.

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

The sun is shining, the birds are singing, the horrible referendum campaign is over and we can move on to whatever's next.