Author (Person) | Mckenzie, Lisa |
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Publisher | LSE European Institute |
Series Title | EUROPP Blog |
Series Details | 16.01.18 |
Publication Date | 16/01/2018 |
Content Type | Journal | Series | Blog |
Working-class people were more likely to vote for Brexit. However, Lisa Mckenzie takes issue with the notion that these people were simply ‘turkeys voting for Christmas’. They saw Brexit, with all the uncertainties it would bring, as an alternative to the status quo. Deindustrialisation and austerity have taken a heavy toll on working-class communities – one which the middle-class often fails to grasp. |
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Source Link | Link to Main Source http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/2018/01/16/we-dont-exist-to-them-do-we-why-working-class-people-voted-for-brexit/ |
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Countries / Regions | United Kingdom |