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Today is the 8th anniversary of the vote to leave the EU

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Primrose53 Sun 23-Jun-24 18:47:09

Fantastic 👏👏. Will never forget the run up to the Referendum and the pollsters all saying we would vote to Remain. 😝 how wrong were they?

Waking up next day and seeing Dimbley’s face! 😱😱. “The British people have voted and they have voted to errrr, LEAVE.”

Ladyleftfieldlover Sun 23-Jun-24 18:46:27

I remember that day well. Everyone was walking around in shock. Unbelievable. Whenever I ask for a list of positives for Brexit, there is nothing.

keepingquiet Sun 23-Jun-24 18:35:17

The greatest disaster ever- I remember it well as we had been away and came back to vote. I had never seen so many people walking to the polling stations. Later I went to officiate at the count and it was possibly one of the most depressing nights of my life. Within a very short time it was obvious leave were going to win. There were no winners though, in that hall or anywhere in the country.
You could have cut the atmosphere with a knife. Awful thing to have to explain to my grandchildren...

Whitewavemark2 Sun 23-Jun-24 18:10:56

And the U.K. is so much the poorer for it, both economically and socially.