Can we maybe please dial down the rhetoric that, whenever something bad happens because of Brexit, the area or industry in question deserved it because they voted Leave?
Even in the most Leave area in the UK, less than 40% of the total number of local residents voted for Leave.
Even in the most Leave area in the UK, less than 40% of the total number of local residents voted for Leave.
How so? Because when you add up (Remain + could not vote + did not vote) you get a majority everywhere.
There is nowhere where a majority of people walking around the streets cast their votes for Leave!
There is nowhere where a majority of people walking around the streets cast their votes for Leave!
It's very easy to sanity check this...
There are about 67 million people living in the UK.
17.4 million voted for Leave (and duly won the referendum).
But that leaves almost 50 million who didn't. They're in the majority EVERYWHERE.
There are about 67 million people living in the UK.
17.4 million voted for Leave (and duly won the referendum).
But that leaves almost 50 million who didn't. They're in the majority EVERYWHERE.
This isn't a thread about the legitimacy of the referendum.
It's a plea not to tar the non-Leave majority that dominates every area with the same brush as the Leavers.
It's a plea not to tar the non-Leave majority that dominates every area with the same brush as the Leavers.
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