Brexit Breaks It!

Some of the UK people have voted for the UK to leave the EU.  Personally, I decided that the entire affair was too complex to assess and waited for convincing guidance that would direct my vote.  All I came across was tired and trite rhetoric. I have not voted and the polls  have closed.

Seventy two percent of those eligible to vote actually voted.  52% of the 72% voted to leave the EU.  So the actual percentage of UK voters who expressed a desire to leave the EU was 52/100 x 72 = 37.4% , which is hardly what I would call a convincing majority.  But the UK is now committed to leave the EU.

No wonder the Scottish , Welsh and Northern Irish assemblies are up in arms about the decision – the referendum bypassed them. And while many large companies and government organisations have made contingency plans, there is no overall plan regarding what the country must do next, although Mr Cameron has his minions trying to lash one together with glue, string and paper.

Brexit is a mess that the UK could do without. Those proposing that the UK should leave the EU focused on immigration issues, and got a lot of votes from aged nimbys who do not like foreigners.

 

Why do so many people want to come and live in the UK? No politician wants to discuss this as an issue, because it is insulting to the way that other politicians run their countries.  There are several factors contributing to this, one of which is that English is the world’s favourite second language.   Apart from that, a big attraction is that the UK enforces its laws regarding racial and religious prejudices, by and large.  Frankly, I think the UK has gone too far on this front, but if I were black I wouldn’t like to live in France or Spain, as examples. In those countries people get away with what the authorities refer to as “naughtiness” and “naughty name calling”, which in the UK would result in arrests and court appearances. Also, the UK finds decent places for people to live in when they come to the country, with facilities such as plumbing, potable water, and electricity. Very nice when you are unaccustomed to such luxury!

 

Whatever. My life is already a mess, in a country that has been is a mess for years and is becoming an even bigger mess.  Nobody expected that the country would vote to leave the EU, and the reaction is turmoil.