tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190794791790101691.post8440395362022992831..comments2023-07-08T20:30:18.584+01:00Comments on Grand Duchess Elizabeth And Other Stories: After the ReferendumChristinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00714569232976515363noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190794791790101691.post-12598058795040232362017-12-02T00:40:47.612+00:002017-12-02T00:40:47.612+00:00You say: "On several programmes, attention wa...You say: "On several programmes, attention was frequently drawn to the fact that the South East and especially London would vote to remain because the people there are better-educated!"<br /><br />If this is actually the case, I agree with you that it's reprehensible to promote such geographic division. <br />But it's simply not true that "the southeast" voted Remain. Essex was particularly strongly "Leave", and many people I know from the Home Countries were too. <br />Conversely, the "northern" city you live in voted Remain; so did York; so did Harrogate; so did Newcastle; so did Manchester; so did Liverpool. <br /><br />There is actually a documented correlation between higher levels of education and voting Remain. If someone has suggested that this educational difference is based on geography, they are obviously mishief-makers. I personally didn't hear it suggested, though I heard plenty of things that annoyed me - on both sides - during this campaign, and one of the things was the suggestion that everyone in "the north" voted Leave. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190794791790101691.post-79247834583405301632016-10-13T15:18:19.723+01:002016-10-13T15:18:19.723+01:00Please forgive my very very tardy response to your...Please forgive my very very tardy response to your kind comment. I am so glad you agree. I just hope the outcome is exactly what we voted for!<br />Christinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00714569232976515363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190794791790101691.post-44976394072495350842016-06-27T21:18:54.156+01:002016-06-27T21:18:54.156+01:00Greetings from across the pond. I only just found...Greetings from across the pond. I only just found your blog and what a pleasure it is to read. I quite agree with your opinion and will add that it is common here as well that people will use the most ridiculous argument especially in defeat. Personally, I think it is a ploy used by the left as a tool to divide. They tend to use lies and will continue to repeat them with the hope that people will believe it. Be that as it may, I am glad that GB voted to get out of the EU and I feel strongly that things can only get better. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com