UK votes to leave EU

[Oliver]

Financial decline and social dislocation...at the moment, the future is bleak. My hope is that the young begin to vote in larger numbers instead of leaving such an onerous task to the elderly.
In this respect (and this is a Londoner's perspective) the popularity of Corbyn amongst the young is a huge plus. If he can inspire a higher turnout at the next election, perhaps there is hope.

[a447]

Given the fact that the vote was so close, splitting the population almost right down the middle, and given the fact that the result is non-binding on the government, is there any possibly that the government decides not to go ahead with the Brexit?

When those who voted to leave realise the enormity of their decision, and have time to digest what has happened to the share market and, consequently, to their retirement savings, is there a chance they might want to re-think their decision?

It appears that opposition to the result is now beginning as the ramifications set in. There's even talk of a second referendum.

It appears to me that the Brexit voters ran full steam ahead without stopping to think of the
consequences, one of which may see that buffoon Boris becoming PM.

Just wondering.

[Up2u]

The Remain faction was expecting to win, even Farage thought Leave would lose, in that context the 4%, 1 million plus margin was a decisive win that sent a strong message to the politicians. For leaders not to follow through now would be spineless on their part. The Brexit itself will not happen overnight (two years) and the impact can be mitigated.

[billyhouston]

For far too long the self-appointed metropolitan liberal elite have had things their own way. The have claimed, on what basis I have no idea, to occupy the moral high ground and declared anyone who dared to disagree with them as immoral or amoral. Those disagreeing have been ignored and, more often than not, denigrated as xenophobes, racists (people who wish to discuss immigration), bigots and islamophobes (an oxymoron if ever there was one. A phobia is an irrational fear or dislike of something, but any fear or dislike of 'the religion of peace' is purely rational.)

For years we have suffered the effects of their 'Political Correctness' which has stifled discussion. While they have been sipping their skinny lattes and reading their Grauniads in their North London ghetto along with their luvvie friends in the media, especially the BBC, they have been able to ignore what has been happening to the 'lower class non-aspirational backward' peoples north of Watford. Pay a visit to Blackburn, Bradford, Rochdale and see what real people have had to endure.

Well folks, now you know what democracy means. In the immortal words of Corporal Jones... "They don't like it up 'em." Tough!

[Rin]

The British economy only grew .5% in the latter months of 2015. How many months before the recession sets in as a result of Brexit.