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Published on: 11/12/2017 07:19 AMReported by: rogerblaxall
From Maurice George, Yew Tree Road, Ormskirk
'It was an interesting experience for John Watt, William Gilmore and myself to stand in Ormskirk town centre on a cold December Saturday handing out leaflets about a 'lost cause'.
'This refers to our impending departure from the EU (ie Brexit) - on the face of it, the question has been decided once and for all by the referendum which, by a narrow majority, committed us to leave the European Union. So why were three or four of us asking people how they feel now about a 'cut-and-dried' decision ?
'Lots of passers-by ignored us but a surprising number were keen to share their opinions.
'It was quite clear that many young people were extremely worried about their futures in a UK faced with fast-rising prices and probable unemployment. Some older folk had voted to leave and had no regrets. Lots more were really sorry they had voted 'out' and now realise it was an enormous mistake. And even more had voted to remain and were now sure that Britain is facing a catastrophe outside the EU.
'The outcome is still uncertain because there are several things which could block Brexit: the present government is led by a deeply divided Conservative Party and could collapse at any moment - that would take us back to square one; and the Electoral Commission is investigating whether the Leave campaign broke the law on election spending.
'We're glad we had the chance to chat with a large number of people and take a snapshot of their views on a matter which will determine our future for years and decades and maybe even centuries to come.
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And yet, you'll no doubt profess to be a diehard democrat.... Right?
Democracy is a simple process - basically, it's a numbers game, but it only works if both winners and losers accept the result; otherwise, it's anarchy, and banana republicanism beckons. El Presidente Blair wins with 150% of the vote; hurrah for El Presidente Blair, award yourself another medal...
Brexit won because more people voted for it than voted remain - even with all the collective scare stories that the Establishment could muster; the threat of WW3, an immediate recession, an emergency budget, house prices immediately tanking by as much as 20%, etc, etc....
A lot of those tall tales were delivered in a handy little leaflet to every home in the country courtesy of the £9 million quid of our money that the government spent on producing it. Obviously Maurice, you, along with the Electoral Commission think the spending of 9 million quid of our money on government propaganda is perfectly correct and above board? And no matter how much the Leave campaign are alleged to have 'overspent', I'm kind of guessing it's not to the tune of £9,000,000.
And the age thing? Well, yep, I plead guilty as charged. I'm one of those old dudes who voted for Brexit, and have thus apparently robbed the yoof of their inheritance. But at least I'm consistent - I voted to leave in 1975 as a rather youthful 21 year old. I was on the losing side that time, but although disappointed, I accepted the result. I didn't stand on street corners handing out leaflets to all and sundry in a bid to undermine the will of the people.
And now I have 4 sons, all young, all looking forward to their lives ahead. They're all well educated, informed and have an all-consuming interest in politics. And hey, guess what? They all voted to leave, also.
If only they'd have read one of your leaflets first, eh?
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