We woke up this morning to find that, as a country, we have voted to leave the European Union.
This, as many remain supporters are keen to point out, isn’t a done deal yet as an act of parliament is required to seal the deal legally. However, given that David Cameron has announced that he will stand down as Prime Minister in October (why October?) paving the way for a successor to lead us thorugh the transition, I can’t see anything other than an agreement happening.
Think about it, the people – a slim majority, but a majority no less – have voted that e should leave the EU. Politicians would be insane to shun that opinion and not follow through on it.
I don’t know how I feel about it. I was very upset about the news this morning. I don’t want to live through the inevitable turmoil and angst that the future will bring. I don’t want to consider what will happen in ten, fifteen or twenty years’ time. Will the EU as we know even exist at tht point?! Who knows. France, Switzerland and The Netherlands are all clamouring for a similar referendum and if they all vote to leave as well, how strong would that political union be? My guess is not very.
I voted to remain, and I don’t mind sharing that. I don’t think it will come as a surprise to anyone who has read my thoughts on it over the past few weeks. I didn’t want the uncertainty. I didn’t like that noone could provide any firm answers to any questions. I didn’t like that we would be standing alone in the world. I don’t believe it will make this country any better – I think it will make it worse, when people realise that this isn’t a magic potion that will solve all our problems. It won’t free up any money, certainly not the numbers that have been bandied about – if anything that will have to be used shoring up a weak pound as our economy has to find two feet to stand on.
All of the above are assumptions. But then again, most of the things that people voted for were too.
