[Sephiroth]

Originally Posted by jfman

Haha, it can’t be that bad if almost 50% of the public vote for it.

Free tuition fees, free prescriptions all courtesy of those generous folk in the South East of England clinging onto the days of Empire with their last breaths. God bless them.

"Haha" is right. Remember the EU Referendum where 52% voted Leave. A few sticky points at the edges but not bad at all.

As to the folk of the SE of England, in what way are they "clinging onto the days of empire with their last breaths"? By the way, the previous African colonies that we left with functioning administrations, justice systems, local government and clean water supply have mostly become corrupt banana republics. I can think of one, Mauritius, that comes near to something workable - except that the real colonials (South Indian origin) keep the institutions for themselves and severely depress the non-Hindu population.