A week on and I’m feeling much more optimistic about the future.
Despite all the lies and the double talk it is important for us to remember that the Leave campaign won.
In my view, this was a referendum that was shamelessly centred on immigration.
Ok, let’s accept the result and the consequences. However, it seems somewhat strange to me that others cannot recognise that immigration/migration is only ever effectively controlled by economic factors.
Where there is a favourable economy there is immigration for work and better wages and where there are job shortages and unemployment there is emigration for the same reason.
That is why I believe nothing much is going to change on this issue until the economic effects of Brexit finalise.
Also, I was delighted to hear Jean Claude Juncker turn to Nigel Farage at the EU parliament and ask “What are you still doing here?” Excellent comment.
Voters are likely to be saying the same to UKIP representatives here in South Holland, and up and down the land right now.
As things are, thankfully, UKIP will not be negotiating the terms and conditions on the new deal with the EU and will remain as a minority voice singing the same refrain on immigration.
Unfortunately, however, that is likely to appeal only to more extreme and radical right wing elements.
I’m afraid Nigel Farage revealed his true nature in his moment of triumph last week speaking of victory for the “real people, the decent people.”
The undertone is that nearly half of UK’s voters are neither real nor decent. Well done Nigel! Let’s see how that one plays out when next you try to enter parliament.
Already, Boris Johnson’s career dreams are over, I suspect, because of his behaviour in the referendum on a “battle bus” that toured the nation proclaiming that £350m will go to the NHS when we leave.
Finally, I’d like to apologise to the younger generation for the mess and uncertainty; you see, I’m from a generation called “baby boomers”.
Baby boomers have had it pretty good in terms of housing, jobs, security and peace in Europe, alas, many from this generation have forgotten that, they prefer to wallow in their “little Englander” mentality of local prejudice and tribalism.
Don’t let such as they burn the economy before they die.
I’m very hopeful that things are different now with Nigel Farage and Boris Johnson out of the way.
I see signs of a new deal being done regarding Europe much nearer to what we left and much further from what the zealots want and that’s a good sign.
David Turp
Pinchbeck
