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It wasn't about 'racism' at all. That is just what remainers wanted to get out as their media message because it's a typical leftist strategy.

TheOtherHobbes 10y ago
It was about racism in the sense of blaming immigrants for the UK's own political failures. The UK has some of the worst infrastructure, least effective education, most unaffordable housing, least secure jobs, and least effective and generous social spending of any other major EU economy. This is not the fault of the EU, or of immigrants - it's the fault of government policy in the UK. Part of that policy has been to encourage immigration to keep wages down for UK nationals. The people who run this scam are the same as the people who play the race card politically. They benefit from both sides - cheap labour, and political control of the narrative. It's immensely cynical, but depressingly effective.
- alva 10y ago
  "The UK has some of the worst infrastructure, least effective education, most unaffordable housing, least secure jobs.." Which is why we are one of the most popular work and living destinations for the most educated people in Europe? "and least effective and generous social spending of any other major EU economy..." Which is why we are one of the most sought out destinations for the recent migrant wave?
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- ZenoArrow 10y ago
  > "It was about racism in the sense of blaming immigrants for the UK's own political failures." It really wasn't. The mass media set the topics for discussion around the Brexit debates, with speculation around immigration and the economy being the two central pillars, but the topics of debate should have been much broader than that. Let's look at TTIP for one example. How much involvement have MEPs had in influencing the contents of the TTIP deals? What does this say about the level of democracy in the EU?

TheOtherHobbes 10y ago

It was about racism in the sense of blaming immigrants for the UK's own political failures. The UK has some of the worst infrastructure, least effective education, most unaffordable housing, least secure jobs, and least effective and generous social spending of any other major EU economy. This is not the fault of the EU, or of immigrants - it's the fault of government policy in the UK. Part of that policy has been to encourage immigration to keep wages down for UK nationals. The people who run this scam are the same as the people who play the race card politically. They benefit from both sides - cheap labour, and political control of the narrative. It's immensely cynical, but depressingly effective.

alva 10y ago
"The UK has some of the worst infrastructure, least effective education, most unaffordable housing, least secure jobs.." Which is why we are one of the most popular work and living destinations for the most educated people in Europe? "and least effective and generous social spending of any other major EU economy..." Which is why we are one of the most sought out destinations for the recent migrant wave?
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ZenoArrow 10y ago
> "It was about racism in the sense of blaming immigrants for the UK's own political failures." It really wasn't. The mass media set the topics for discussion around the Brexit debates, with speculation around immigration and the economy being the two central pillars, but the topics of debate should have been much broader than that. Let's look at TTIP for one example. How much involvement have MEPs had in influencing the contents of the TTIP deals? What does this say about the level of democracy in the EU?