Showing posts with label Conservatives. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Conservatives. Show all posts

Sunday, June 26, 2016

The Brexit Nightmare by Reuben Abati

What has the United Kingdom just done to itself, its people and the future of its youth? It is difficult to fully understand why a country in taking a decision about its future will decide on a false option that seems to negate long-term interests.  And this, just because a total of 17.4 million people out of over 61 million chose to vote against the United Kingdom's continued membership of the EU. More than 50% of these pro-Brexit voters are actually between the age bracket: 50-70, thus an ageing class of voters has taken a decision to undermine the future of the younger generation. Pro-EU Prime Minister David Cameron said he was "courageous and optimistic" when in January 2014, he tried to justify the need for a referendum.