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I personally feel that control is passed from one set of self-interested manipulators in Brussels to another set of self-interested manipulators, this time at Westminster. I can't see how any of them have the interests of the people as their main motivation. Cameron only called the referendum because he used it as an election pledge; his actual belief was in Remain. Johnson and Gove clearly were in it for themselves. Johnson treated the referendum like an Eton debating contest; he had no real conviction either, it was a game to be played and won or lost, a gamble for the primeministership. What it does show is that we have some superb politicians. Unfortunately, being a superb politician makes a person a detestable and untrustworthy human being. Most of the claims on both sides were untrue. This isn't really a victory for democracy, more a victory for politicking.
Pretty much this, I don't believe many at Westminster have the best interests of the average person on their mind. Just look at the expenses scandal.
It will never happen but I really would like to see us elect someone who has come from a normal working class background, not someone who's come from a wealthy family, been privately educated and will never have to worry about money.
The brexit campaign from both sides was a total joke too. Now we have to go through many more years of crap just to get back to where we were at the start of 2016.
I'm sure the UK will be ok in the long run, however i don't think anything will really change for the average person. The generations from the mid 80's / 90's have already been through a recession, now we have years of messing about leaving the EU and recovering from that ahead.
People from the younger generations are struggling to get on the property ladder as it is, we're certainly not going to be any better off anytime soon sadly.