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In this section: 21: Wisdom From the Land of the Chinese Chippy 23: Rising Against or Rising to the Occasion: Considering the Extent to Which Protests are an Effective way of Producing Real Change
Wisdom From the Land of the Chinese Chippy By Alice Palmer At risk of coming across aggressively classist and hopelessly conservative, I will begin this article with a short anecdote. To give credit where credit is due, I thank Liverpudlian Isabella Frascina Weston for bringing me down to earth. Coming to university, one of the most insightful experiences has been becoming close friends with a dreaded “Northerner”, i.e. the aforementioned Liverpudlian Isabella. She has shared with me knowledge on a number of topics including the culinary glory of a
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classic chips and gravy and the meaning of going out out in winter without a coat. But by far the most informative have been our discussions on Brexit, specifically in the context of the geographic cleavage present in Britain.
itself, and the style of its media coverage, that polarized people on the matter. This polarization was exacerbated by the rise of the migrant crisis issue and drastic variations in predictions that opposing campaigns provided for voters to make up their mind. There have been mentions on behalf Brexiteers promised the NHS would of both the Labour and Conservative receive £350 million a week as a parties insinuating the UK should result of leaving the EU, more leave the EU since the late 70s. independence from the wretched hands of far-off politicians in “It is easy to see why those Brussels, and that a free trade deal the EU would, in the words of dissatisfied with the way the with Tory MP Liam Fox, be “the easiest government is run would thing in human history”. on the other hand, look at the Remainers’ lack Remainers, relied on the so-slandered of argument and think that “Project Fear” to gather a following, without giving voters at least by leaving they any legitimate reasons to stay in could affect some change .” the EU. However, before David Cameron called the referendum and campaigns ensued, EU sentiment was neutral and broadly undisturbed. It is the referendum
It is easy to see why those dissatisfied with the way the government is run would look at the Remainers’ lack of argument and
