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TubbersUK

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7. It was certainly a factor during the Brexit campaign IMO

Reply to Yavin4 (Original post)

Thu Dec 15, 2016, 05:39 AM

Dec 2016

Last edited Thu Dec 15, 2016, 06:14 AM - Edit history (1)

UKIP and its fellow europhobes/xenophobes/racists worked tirelessly to convince voters that immigrants were soaking up jobs, education, healthcare , benefits, housing etc. to the detriment of Brits.

After years of economic austerity and neglect/erosion of services by successive governments, the idea found fertile ground with many.

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The connection between Trump and the BREXIT vote is: government austerity [View all] Yavin4 Dec 2016 OP

Yup. And the GOP knew it when they blocked Obama at every turn. applegrove Dec 2016 #1

That's their plan for every Democratic president. Yavin4 Dec 2016 #2

Yes because they know their policies are **** for the economy so they applegrove Dec 2016 #6

doesn't explain why they voted for republicans who support cuts JI7 Dec 2016 #3

They didn't vote for the cuts. They voted for racist populism. Yavin4 Dec 2016 #4

except many of them are not in pain and those who voted based on economics mostly went for clinton JI7 Dec 2016 #5

It was certainly a factor during the Brexit campaign IMO TubbersUK Dec 2016 #7