"Cornwall may only get a maximum of £3million of cash from the Government to directly replace the £100m it could have been eligible for if the UK had remained in the EU"
If your first reaction is "so what, they voted for it" - no, most people didn't.
falmouthpacket.co.uk/news/19571108.…
If your first reaction is "so what, they voted for it" - no, most people didn't.
falmouthpacket.co.uk/news/19571108.…
NOTE: I am not arguing about the outcome of the referendum itself (not here, anyway). Leave got more votes than Remain in Cornwall.
But that doesn't imply that most people in Cornwall wanted to leave. In fact, based on the 2021 population, only 32% of residents chose to Leave.
But that doesn't imply that most people in Cornwall wanted to leave. In fact, based on the 2021 population, only 32% of residents chose to Leave.
What goes for Cornwall goes for the rest of the UK too.
There is no region of the UK in which more people voted Leave than didn't.
In every one, a majority of people are enduring Brexit because of the decision made by a minority (a winning minority, but still a minority).
There is no region of the UK in which more people voted Leave than didn't.
In every one, a majority of people are enduring Brexit because of the decision made by a minority (a winning minority, but still a minority).
Why?
Although the discussion always focuses on Leave vs Remain, there are in fact 5 groups of people concerned:
- Leave voters
- Remain voters
- Eligible voters who didn't vote in the referendum
- People who couldn't vote in the referendum
- People who weren't there in 2016
Although the discussion always focuses on Leave vs Remain, there are in fact 5 groups of people concerned:
- Leave voters
- Remain voters
- Eligible voters who didn't vote in the referendum
- People who couldn't vote in the referendum
- People who weren't there in 2016
Everyone in each of those 5 groups is now suffering the effects of Brexit.
But only those in the "Leave voter" group are responsible. And they're outnumbered by everyone else, everywhere.
So "it's what they voted for" is literally untrue - as well as being counterproductive.
But only those in the "Leave voter" group are responsible. And they're outnumbered by everyone else, everywhere.
So "it's what they voted for" is literally untrue - as well as being counterproductive.
So when you read stories about Cornwall only getting a fraction of the money it used to from the EU, despite Boris Johnson's "promise", keep the 68% of its population who didn't choose Brexit in mind.
They're suffering right alongside all the rest of us.
Sympathy, not mockery.
They're suffering right alongside all the rest of us.
Sympathy, not mockery.
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