http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandpolicy/politics-is-too-complex-to-be-understood-as-just-either-left-or-right/ http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandpolicy/politic

http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandpolicy/politics-is-too-complex-to-be-understood-as-just-either-left-or-right/ http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandpolicy/politics-is-too-com... Above link might help understanding of the politics behind our vote. I had a bad feeling when I saw how very close the opinion polls were. Once Farage did the immigration poster it was game over. Our first political assassination this century seemed to polarise the situation as well. Using the orthogonal scales explained in the link above, you guys are neo-liberal economically and have a cosmopolitan outlook. Many - not a majority, just enough - people in England have a communitarian outlook and are left wing economically. What you have going for you is that the government is also right wing economically. The leadership may move slightly to the communitarian end - it only has to move enough to make it work. The new leader and her government will need to dance like anything - they will have to conduct a complex set of negotiations (remember UK has not negotiated a trade deal for 40 years) that will involve the usual performance you do when making deals - but at the same time they will have to keep public opinion reassured (or at least bored - i.e. avoid upsetting it). Not an easy trick. One candidate seems to be on a bit of a learning curve from this morning's news. Remember that those of us who ticked the 'remain' box basically all wanted the same thing - status quo. What did those who ticked the 'leave' box want? Quite a few incompatible things from my conversations over the last few weeks. The new Prime Minister will be making more than half the people unhappy - this last idea comes from an Irish Times columnist whose name escapes me right now. You need to hedge for uncertainty in any way you can. PS: If you think London has problems, think about how things look from Belfast.