Chitchat Why UK took Brexit - and its implications

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An honorable member of the Coffee Shop Has Just Posted the Following:

Causes

1. Most Brits understood that it will mean a smaller economic pie at least in the short term but many do not even share the economic pie currently and had nothing to lose

2. They had lost faith in their political establishment - note that Tories, Labour and Liberals, all mainstream parties canvassed to remain. The people spoke otherwise as the trust to lead has been broken. Cameron tendered his resignation and the Labour Party Parliamentary caucus have issued a no confidence vote against their leader Jeremy Corbyn. This is landmark event that have hit both parties.

3. Immigration and the Zero Hours work contract undermined the minimum wage law and saw citizens losing jobs to EU citizens from Eastern Europe who were much cheaper. This year alone saw Shipyards, Iron mills etc which employed generations of the same families close down. A minimum wage is defined per hour and not per job. Under zero contract, you can be called in as and when the employers feels like and it might not even amount to 4 hrs or even 1 day a week.

4. National infrastructure such as Hospitals under strain, shortage of beds, elective procedures and surgeries routinely postponed numerous times, train fares going up, rentals shooting sky high and young couples unable to compete with foreigners to climb the property ladder.

5. EU human rights continuously undermined the UK ability to handle criminal cases from enforcement, prosecution, conviction and custody. In one case alone involving a convicted terrorist, the subject incurred £2.6m in legal fees and benefits over an 8 year period with his lawyers repeatedly going to EU courts for relief and legal challenges.

In essence, a wide swathe of the population was disenfranchised or marginalised and felt that they had lost control of their country. National identity, citizenship and birthright meant little.


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