I was reminded of this quote from The Big Short at the weekend: ”I have a feeling, in a few years people are going to be doing what they always do when the eco

I was reminded of this quote from The Big Short at the weekend: ”I have a feeling, in a few years people are going to be doing what they always do when the economy tanks. They will be blaming immigrants and poor people”. (Mark Baum). Many people feel that austerity policies post the 2008 crash distilled feelings which led to Brexit. If Brexit leads to another crunch, one scenario is a lot more right-wing politics, not less. This is obviously not necessarily true, but the possibility made me very sad - and makes one wonder whether Brexit will trigger a spiraling political and economic crisis in the UK, not resolve one.