Soldato
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Depressing, to say the least. But after the market towns in the south and outskirts of big metro areas started returning swings of 10% or more, buoyed by a hardened postal vote of over 50s (cast when polls were showing a Leave lead), it became arithmetically impossible for Remain to catch up. A hard fought battle in Wales, but Labour couldn't swing their base there. The other three results of Scotland, NI and London were more predictable, but with some disappointing turnout figures scattered throughout. A cloud of uncertainty for Jezza and Labour, really.
I'm proud we got the vote out however, particularly the younger generation, whom this result will affect the most, and that they had their say. But ultimately it wasn't enough on the night.
I think I dozed off some time after Pompey announced; coming to in time for Cameron's speech. Damn.
Let's hope a new PM can draft a credible exit plan and come up with those special deals sharpish, for the sake of those working class voters in the north of the country and the Midlands that chose to take a punt on Brexit against the current government. Nothing more to say really -- you break it, you take it and make something of it.
And although I've disagreed personally with the messaging of the Leave team on several occasions, I know activists on that side of the fence locally and congratulations are in order to those who'd also worked hard for their cause, with all the trolling and other political nonsense this referendum brought out in people often affecting both camps equally.
I won't be a sore loser rambling away about stats and what ifs of the campaign further, yet, in all honesty, I don't see a way of arguing a strong case for Scotland in the Union any more, and it is worrying amid the markets flapping and the pound bouncing. Bumpy seas ahead.
I'm proud we got the vote out however, particularly the younger generation, whom this result will affect the most, and that they had their say. But ultimately it wasn't enough on the night.
I think I dozed off some time after Pompey announced; coming to in time for Cameron's speech. Damn.
Let's hope a new PM can draft a credible exit plan and come up with those special deals sharpish, for the sake of those working class voters in the north of the country and the Midlands that chose to take a punt on Brexit against the current government. Nothing more to say really -- you break it, you take it and make something of it.
And although I've disagreed personally with the messaging of the Leave team on several occasions, I know activists on that side of the fence locally and congratulations are in order to those who'd also worked hard for their cause, with all the trolling and other political nonsense this referendum brought out in people often affecting both camps equally.
I won't be a sore loser rambling away about stats and what ifs of the campaign further, yet, in all honesty, I don't see a way of arguing a strong case for Scotland in the Union any more, and it is worrying amid the markets flapping and the pound bouncing. Bumpy seas ahead.
