captain red dog wrote:It seems to me its a divide between the middle class, who really don't understand the struggles and desperation the working class have been feeling for a long time now. It's a very complex situation and people continually forced into lives of poverty will take dramatic action if it is a choice on a ballot paper.
But they seem to be blaming the EU for their undeniable hardships, when in fact they should be blaming the Tories and their continued implementation of austerity. Which, as outlined by the recent UN report, was a political choice, not a necessity. Not only has this action plunged our public services into crisis, raised child poverty and increased homelessness, it has done nothing to reduce our national debt, which continues to increase year on year. This situation is juxtaposed but a huge increase in wealth for the richest in society; no wonder people were/are angry, but I would argue that their anger has been misplaced. The EU is by no means perfect and it is in many ways highly coperatised, however, with the right leadership in this country and others, within its makeup, we may be able to affect positive change. Many EU laws, such as those surrounding workers rights and the environment are positive, but they need to be built upon, perhaps by bringing about unified laws pertaining to the poper taxation of the huge corporations operating in the EU. We shouldn't abandon our influence just because we are being governed by such an abhorrent bunch of bastards.