EU referendum, brexit and the aftermath

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andyp in reply to @William.

It's got nothing to do with the electorate, this referendum was conceived to satisfy the internal tensions within the Conservative Party.

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William. in reply to @andyp

It's got nothing to do with the electorate, this referendum was conceived to satisfy the internal tensions within the Conservative Party.

It's definitely both, and the two are linked: he was worried about more Tory MPs defecting to UKIP and getting re-elected.

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JWestland in reply to @William.

Perhaps a brexit will teach the electorate they get shafted by their own government and not the eu.

At a price that's imho too high. But hey.

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