Unbalanced UK economy and others face rude awakening
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I WAS elated by the referendum but less so by its result. I reluctantly voted for Leave. It was a nasty campaign. Remain said that leaving would be nasty with respect to the economy. Leave said that remaining would be nasty when it came to immigration. Nobody said that either option would be nice.
Most voters were motivated by self-interest, what is best for individuals, without being able to see what is best for all, which nobody can. That is democracy. My generation voted 40 years ago, in the 1975 referendum, to stay in a customs union. We were denied a say on the Maastricht and Nice treaties which fundamentally changed the European Union's (EU) nature.
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