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In reply to the discussion: New email leaks reveal Jack Straw was very grateful for Brexit, and for the most disgusting reason [View all]T_i_B
(14,738 posts)The Stronger In campaign did talk an awful lot about economic concerns. The trouble was that the campaign was done on superficial 90's soundbite terms rather than giving people the facts about how the EU single market works. That was a major failing.
And then there is the whole immigration issue, which trumped any economic concerns for a lot of voters. Especially so in poor white communities.
Cameron and Osborne need a lot of the blame for this fiasco, but Corbyn's weak, inept leadership was also a factor that swung it.
Oh, and The Canary is the left wing equivalent of Breitbart. Their stories are almost always badly researched, which leads to them being misleading (as in this case) or just wildly untrue (see the Portland Communications lies you spout). Their craven forelock tugging towards Corbyn has been a major factor in the creation of the Corbyn cult. What's worse is that the mainstream media is increasingly heading in the clickbait direction of sites like Breitbart and The Canary. Which means that when I want to read up on the issue that interests me the most right now I am turning to the LA Times over any UK rag.