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IT'S NOT 48% VERSUS 52%

IT'S NOT 48% VERSUS 52%       (copied into the blog from where I first posted it - in "Brexit's a Trick not a Treat" Facebook page). Who feels cheated by what's happened with Brexit? I found myself pondering this question again in writing the foreword to "Brexit's a Trick, not a Treat", and in the work on designing the cover and talking to the designer. Most people who voted Remain feel cheated for very well documented reasons, including the lies that were used during the campaign. Those who voted Leave may well feel cheated, because they are not seeing what was promised to them in return for their votes ( "easiest trade deals in history", money for the NHS etc,) We should not demonise those who disagree with us. At the time of writing, the outcome is still undetermined, largely because those who support to Leave cannot agree on what sort of Leave they feel would fulfil the wishes that they now have. There are still differing vie