https://c05b76f5.leonardaustin.pages.dev/tags/politics/ Recent content in Politics on Leonard Austin Hugo en-GB Mon, 18 Jul 2016 11:22:56 +0100 https://c05b76f5.leonardaustin.pages.dev/posts/why-did-people-vote-brexit/ Mon, 18 Jul 2016 11:22:56 +0100 https://c05b76f5.leonardaustin.pages.dev/posts/why-did-people-vote-brexit/ <p>Brexit: A Re-enfranchised Exit?</p> <p>In this opinion piece, I&rsquo;m going to attempt to explain why I think 17.4 million people voted Leave, discuss some Remain propaganda and clarify why I&rsquo;m switching sides to join the Brexiteers.</p> <p>In writing this post, I have come to the salient thought that it is a shame we still live in a capitalist world; where economics and jobs are so tightly coupled and factors of GDP and economic growth have such influence in important decisions. But very much like Truman, &ldquo;I&rsquo;ve accepted the reality of the world with which I am presented&rdquo;.</p>