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@hippy Yeah I'm still trying to make sense of the majority of Wales voting out (same for Cornwall). Every single person I spoke to was pro Remain/Bremain but that was mostly in Cardiff which was one of the minority Remain areas.
Most of the people in Wales have no idea that the EU has provided so much funding under the Objective 1 scheme which has literally saved towns and villages helping build a more promising future for the younger population.
Unfortunately, it seems that areas of Wales that have been hit hardest by cuts have taken a simplistic viewpoint that we can "Take Our Country Back" and stop these pesky forrins (English included I suspect) coming over here feeling up our sheep.
Surprisingly - or maybe not - many farming areas were very Pro-Leave given the farming exports to the EU are around 70% for Wales. Anyway, its a massive shit storm and I've not seen so many sad faces in Cardiff for a long time.