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[–] just_ducky_in_NH@lemmy.world 29 points 9 months ago (3 children)

Poor Scotland. They voted against Brexit, but were dragged into the quagmire by England.

[–] Oneeightnine@feddit.uk 22 points 9 months ago (1 children)

38% of Scotland voted to Leave. 44% of Northern Ireland voted to Leave. 52% of Wales voted to Leave.

The idea that this is merely a mess of England's making is a little unfair, because there's plenty of blame to go around; Why did 44% of people in Northern Ireland think leaving the EU would be a good idea?

They pushed a question on people that they had no real ability to answer, and then forced us to answer that question with what was essentially a Yes/No answer.

[–] TheOctonaut@mander.xyz 12 points 9 months ago

Why did 44% of people in Northern Ireland think leaving the EU would be a good idea?

I mean that one's easy, they wanted to break the Good Friday Agreement and put up a border in Ireland. Didn't work out for them but they managed to break it anyway by going into government with the Tories.

[–] MonsterMonster@lemmy.world 14 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Don't forget that London on the whole voted to remain.

[–] peg@lemmy.world 5 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Agreed. I'm sick of Londoners being dragged down by all these feckless provincials.

[–] Subverb@lemmy.world 4 points 9 months ago

I'm sick of being lumped in with people that elected Trump because I live in the United States. But that's how it is, we're part of a collective.

[–] Phoenix3875@lemmy.world 3 points 9 months ago

Time for London't.

[–] yeah@feddit.uk 2 points 9 months ago

Yep. 60%. Only 5 out of 33 boroughs voted leave and they are peripheral.

[–] Z3k3@lemmy.world 11 points 9 months ago

And Wales don't let them off the hook