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11. Oddly enough, Glyn Ebwy has been populated by non-Welsh speaking outsiders since the late 1800s

Sat Jun 25, 2016, 09:03 PM

Jun 2016

So there's some irony for you.

Most (not all) of the Welsh speaking areas - those with high populations of actual Welsh - voted to Remain.

Glyn Ebwy is mostly non-Welsh.

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Understanding Brexit: "View from Wales: Town showered with EU cash votes to leave EU" [View all] auntpurl Jun 2016 OP

K & R n/t TubbersUK Jun 2016 #1

Thanks to Brexit, London will get all the funds Bad Thoughts Jun 2016 #2

Yes the European Regional Development Fund helped a lot of places like this. Sort of what Bill OnDoutside Jun 2016 #4

Some of these places in the Welsh Valleys would give West Virginia a run for its money. Some towns OnDoutside Jun 2016 #3

Thatcher and Reagan really fucked up this planet. It is amazing how damaging those two were. Rex Jun 2016 #5

Yes but the unions don't get a pass on criticism either. Some of the intransigence to change was OnDoutside Jun 2016 #8

People forget how nice it is to have a pension, until they don't give out pensions anymore. Rex Jun 2016 #9

I think the Polarisation of politics in Western society is pushing all this to a head. Something is OnDoutside Jun 2016 #10

Perhaps. Igel Jun 2016 #14

This is how Ireland got the EU in-vote to pass, twice. They held two referendums. auntpurl Jun 2016 #19

Having voted in those Nice Referendums, the first was as you say, the second was massive threats and OnDoutside Jun 2016 #48

This sounds perfect. auntpurl Jun 2016 #49

Yes, absolutely true. It is a lack of leadership from the center in telling the people inconvenient OnDoutside Jun 2016 #47

+1 uponit7771 Jun 2016 #27

Same story where I'm currently living TubbersUK Jun 2016 #6

K&R for visibility. nt tblue37 Jun 2016 #7

Oddly enough, Glyn Ebwy has been populated by non-Welsh speaking outsiders since the late 1800s REP Jun 2016 #11

Interesting. Thanks for info. auntpurl Jun 2016 #15

Similar to the American South... Glorfindel Jun 2016 #12

Lee Atwater and the Southern Strategy. Rex Jun 2016 #17

I liked that cop show they filmed in Wales, Hinterland. There was supposed to be a third Skeeter Barnes Jun 2016 #13

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Ok. auntpurl Jun 2016 #18

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The UK already had complete control over both its borders and it economics auntpurl Jun 2016 #21

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That is a personal attack. auntpurl Jun 2016 #23

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"an UNLIMITED number of migrants who live in certain EU countries" auntpurl Jun 2016 #26

I am guessing they are someone who bought into conservative BS The Straight Story Jun 2016 #28

Yes, I'm not sure this poster is here with friendly intentions. auntpurl Jun 2016 #29

Thank god for MIRT, seriously. auntpurl Jun 2016 #35

Probably back at discussionist, where skinner abandoned the TOS and handed the site The Straight Story Jun 2016 #36

Sorry that one lasted so long. Rhiannon12866 Jun 2016 #37

You are doing the Lord's work. auntpurl Jun 2016 #38

It has taken some getting used to Rhiannon12866 Jun 2016 #39

Hello again! auntpurl Jun 2016 #45

Thanks! We know... Rhiannon12866 Jun 2016 #46

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Oh you mean that the media mischaracterised EU workers as "migrants" auntpurl Jun 2016 #33

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Are you the same one, or a different one? auntpurl Jun 2016 #41

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Why are you so upset with migrant workers? The UK takes in a small amount Rex Jun 2016 #31

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Right, you ARE the same one. MIRT! auntpurl Jun 2016 #44

Rarely (especially when it comes to conservatives) The Straight Story Jun 2016 #24

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When the UK decided for war with Iraq The Straight Story Jun 2016 #34