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>Does that mean Boris Johnson, Nigel Farage, Jacob Reese-Mogg, Michael Gove and their friends are not "elite"? Well, with the possible exception of Farage, the
by tormeh 8y ago
>Does that mean Boris Johnson, Nigel Farage, Jacob Reese-Mogg, Michael Gove and their friends are not "elite"?
Well, with the possible exception of Farage, these people wanted to remain. They just wanted to posture and score political points. Which is why they all panicked when the referendum went the way it did.
- toyg 8y agoThe only one of those who had serious doubts was Boris Johnson, and he built a career on writing lies about the EU when he was a journalist. JRM has always been a hard leaver. Farage has always been a hard leaver. Arron Banks has always been a hard leaver. I could go on listing 90% of the Leave campaign from a wealthy background, but I have stuff to do. The Tories, who are the natural party of the elite, have been deeply split on this subject since the 70s. That’s why we’re even having this argument in the first place.