And so a star has been removed from the blue European flag, with 51.9 per cent of Britons voting to rescind a 43-year membership of the EU. The night before Brexit, storm clouds roamed the south coast of England in almost pathetic fallacy, a reflection of the impending economic and political chaos to come. Over […]
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#TheUKDecides: How should young people feel about the referendum result?
On Friday 24 June, many of us woke up to a nation that we did not know. This new nation had decided to turn its back on a world that we hold dear and truly believe in. It appears as though the baby boomers wanted one last hurrah at the expense of our future. One anonymous […]
#TheUKDecides: Rebuking the Remainers
As dawn broke on Friday morning, I walked into my local gym and bumped into a grinning personal trainer I’m quite friendly with. As we got chatting, a guy walked past and slapped the PT heartily on the shoulder: “Vote Leave, did ya lad?” “Capital L, son!” My previous Brexit-advocating article accurately predicted the mood up here […]
#TheUKDecides: After Brexit, what about the rest of the world?
In the run-up to the UK’s European Union membership referendum, many world leaders and important figures encouraged British citizens to vote to remain. Voices from within the EU and outside it argued that union was best for Britain and the world on political, economic, and security counts. Now they are faced with a fait accompli, […]
#TheUKDecides: The fragments of Brexit – an analysis of the referendum
It is easily assumed by the distinct binary logic of this result that Britain is fundamentally divided between two rival camps. One is slightly larger but nonetheless it is plausible that a public, a parliament and a nation has been effectively divided into two sides by the UK’s decision for Brexit by a slim four […]
How could Brexit affect the arts?
Coming to theatres near you, a new horror movie of sorts. Featuring Brexit zombies who crave only one thing; the brain of the United Kingdom. It’s called Dawn of Uncertainty and sure enough, as every second passes you will become nervous, terrified and sceptical of the future our people face. Now I’m no political expert; […]
#TheUKDecides: Let’s get satirical – 10 reasons to leave the EU
With the EU referendum today, being immersed by the famously-uneducated environment of a university may have filled your head with some silly ideas of being “stronger together”. Let these few reasons set the record straight. 1.Bring back the biddies Once we are no longer bothered by that pesky free migration law, we can finally get all […]