Does a little bit of you...... (It's about that)

The old Chinese proverb/curse comes to mind
"May you live in interesting times"

"Racism was not the only motivation of those who wanted to leave."

The very fact that you accept that racism was part of he motivation of some makes me ashamed.

I suspect that anyone who is not white/British now feels less welcome in this country than they did.

The pound has now dropped to it's lowest 30 years

Hope our triple lock holds good, although there is no telling with the Brexit lot what will happen

There were bound to be DM readers who voted with an anti-immigration mindset - there was no way of avoiding that - it is human nature and I deprecate those who were motivated in this way as much as you do GandTea. I do indeed accept that this is what motivated some and I too feel ashamed on that score.

I am just saying that not every out voter should be tarred in the same way and that some thought though the issues in great depth and came to a different conclusion from yours.

My biggest concern, as I said above, is that such a momentous decision should have been decided by such a miniscule majority - this was always going to be the case whichever way the vote went and that to my mind is not democratic at all. Referenda are blunt instruments and have no place in a democracy in my view.

So the whole of Scotland voted to stay in. Wonder what the likely consequences will be?

We may loose our triple "A" rating and a comment from the markets "Stirling has burnt to the ground overnight".

I have had a terrible sense of foreboding about this and have just woken up to the ghastly news- this is a sad day for the UK, for Europe and or the world.

We will almost certainly lose the triple A which will make borrowing more expensive.

I feel as if we have just jumped off the edge of a cliff! I cannot guess at what the future holds, but I'm keeping my 'Scottish passport' in a safe place.

A bit surprised by the Welsh result when so much of their modern infrastructure was paid for by the EU.

Anyway the phrase ' be careful what you wish for' comes to mind and I hope that the majority remain happy with their lot. We will see.

Varian, I am with you. And what have we gained? The Brexit supporter on the BBC earlier started backtracking already on how long it would take from to make savings from not being in EU and on immigration controls. And Sturgeon is already talking about Scotland's desire to remain in EU. So Great Britain could become just England and Wales.

Not quite the whole of Scotland

Apologies for all the errors in typing. Should have proof read.

What a lot of doomsayers! I feel a sense of excitement about the political future that I haven't felt for a long while. Working class people have refound their voice and used their hard won democratic right. They looked at Greece and Spain and said Sod that!

@thatbags

Try reading the financial pages. We're heading towards the same situation as Spain and Greece.

Good bags as long as your future doesn't include the likes of Farage.

Quite a few British people have looked at Greece and Spain and said 'that looks nice I'll go and live there' I wonder what will happen to them and their pensions now?

God help us then.

Well I woke up to the news and am delighted. Sorry if that upsets those of you who voted to remain, but let's face it, if you had won you would feel like cheering from the rooftops too

So what advantages do you expect to see, Ceesnan?

GandTea My 2 West Indian friends voted to leave. They are more patriotic than me.

Your celebrations should be tempered a tad ceesnan until we can be certain that our economy can be stabilised, because if not the vast majority who votedBrexit will be hit, by job losses on an industrial scale, expensive debt and no money for the NHS.

Don't worry, ww, my future is solid progressive left like Engels and Tony Benn.

"In the original The Condition of the Working Class in England, written in 1845, Friedrich Engels argued that the industrial revolution, which had enriched the owners of capital, had done nothing for the people who lived and worked in the industrial cities. The same message is coming back from the post-industrial revolution, and Labour has to find a way to respond."

Philip Collins in The Times today.

Ceesnan, I wouldn't have been cheering from the rooftops. I would, however, have felt very relieved and would have continued to fight inequality, tax dodges, cuts to public services, etc in any way I can.

The poorest, most vulnerable and disenchanted have just shot themselves in the foot. Meanwhile, the much despised fat cats will still continue to make money.

We've moved on a little since 1845! Engels' vision didn't work out too well!

Oh dear.