Voters in one English town warn London: 'Do not betray our Brexit'

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Source: Reuters

WORLD NEWS JANUARY 24, 2019 / 1:21 AM / UPDATED 3 HOURS AGO
Alex Fraser


CHESTERFIELD, England (Reuters) - As Britain grapples with whether to leave the European Union, some voters in an ancient English town have a message for the politicians in London: Do not betray Brexit.

The United Kingdom’s labyrinthine crisis over EU membership is approaching its finale with an extraordinary array of options including no-deal Brexit, a last-minute deal, a snap election, or a delay and new referendum.

In Chesterfield, a leave-supporting northern town which could take an economic hit if Britain dropped out of the EU, some voters were clear they would prefer to leave without a deal and would turn away from politics if Brexit was thwarted.

“It’s got to be no deal - and we are not all going to die and crumble. We are Great Britain remember!” said Valerie Quigley, 70, a leave supporter who traditionally votes for the Conservative Party, led by Prime Minister Theresa May.


Read more: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-eu-voters/voters-in-one-english-town-warn-london-do-not-betray-our-brexit-idUSKCN1PI0GL

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amazing....................

[Scoopster]

1. Turn away from politics?

GOOD. Idiotic people like these who voted for Brexit and don't give a shit about the consequences have no place participating.

[cstanleytech]

2. Agreed, if they are stupid enough to support in spite of the fact that it will actually cause far

more harm than good then they should not be involved in it at all.

[SoCalNative]

3. I'm sure their population of 70,000

won't be missed if they do.

[Blue_Tires]

4. So the desires of one little isolated

lily-white community warrant a whole story because??

[Fix The Stupid]

8. Wtf does "lily-white" have to with anything?

Do you have to inject race into everything?

Fucking divide, divide, divide...

[DavidDvorkin]

12. Because it's DU, where, sadly, that's allowed and even expected.

[irisblue]

13. I'm not understanding your meaning here, can you clarify your point for me?

[DavidDvorkin]

14. The use of "white" as a kneejerk slur has become common, expected, and accepted on DU.

[GulfCoast66]

15. Perhaps because immigration was a major reason Brexit won??

So I do not think the poster brought race into it, but the voters in the UK.

I must say, when I read your post I was unsure I was on DU. It must really bother you that race is so often an issue in the country because you seem mighty touchy about the whole thing.

[NurseJackie]

5. Is the the political equivalent of holding one's breath until turning blue?

[Initech]

6. Why is it always the small towns that fuck things up and make things miserable for the rest of us?

[maxrandb]

7. Small town, rural fucksticks in England are just as fucking stupid as they are here in America

[defacto7]

9. Sure, take the word of one person in an insulated religious community

who still lives in 1960's Great Britain.

[Mme. Defarge]

10. Been watching

too many British cozy mysteries on the tele.

[DonViejo]

16. Locking...

The consensus of Forum Hosts agrees this is not LBN, but rather, an article about comments made in a few street interviews.