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Note that the split was between classes, a term that has been anathema in western politics since the 80s or so. Present and former industrial workers basically

Note that the split was between classes, a term that has been anathema in western politics since the 80s or so. Present and former industrial workers basically all voted leave, while knowledge workers and finance voted remain. What is telling is how the former class' way of life was ravaged first by thatcher's union busting, and then by management (under pressure from finance) either moving production abroad, or shipping cheap workers in. Knowledge workers, particularly the kind that is frequenting this very site, have a much easier time moving around as the needs or desires require. Especially as the market segment prefer younger employees, unlikely to be "burdened" by family and such.

MarkMc 10y ago
> Present and former industrial workers basically all voted leave, while knowledge workers and finance voted remain. Do you have a source for that claim? According to The Australian: "Leave was backed by almost two-thirds of those considered “working class and non-workers”, meaning skilled manual workers through to those with lower grade jobs, pensioners or welfare dependants." http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/inquirer/brexit-who-voted-leave-the-old-less-educated-and-christians/news-story/55d06ce2bf15e99fe577d0f2fefa25ef http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/inquirer/brexit-who-vot...
sorokod 10y ago
You omitted the young Vs old divide.
Boothroid 10y ago
'shipping cheap workers in'.. and from where did these workers come? The EU perhaps?