Yes it was a poor campaign with those pointing out the huge downsides to brexshit being labelled as scaremongering lefties. I've actually heard a disgruntled leaver saying "this is not the brexit I voted for" when directed to a long queue for passport control.
I still think it wouldn't have happened if we weren't six years into austerity politics. Who could we blame? There was a general lashing out going on.
I think that's a stretch. I remember polls in the 90s showing the UK population was narrowly in favour of leaving the EU and strongly opposed to joining the Euro. But for most people it wasn't at (or even near) the top of their priority list, as William Hague found when he pushed relatively hard on the issue. I think a Leave vote was always possible, maybe even likely, when and if people were specifically asked about the EU.
No, I was very on the fence about my own choice. Immigration numbers were too high for my comfort level and I didn't like the way Europe had treated Greece.
Aren't we allowed to discuss its ongoing impact and the lessons we can learn from the decision?
Liking your last sentence. UK left a position of influence and respect, rule maker to rule taker.
This report indicates that a wealth tax was successful in Spain and also mentions it having been used in some Scandinavian countries, without any negative consequences, such as rich people relocating.
Yeah rich people always threaten to leave. But the ones that actually do were likely planning it regardless. Most tax havens are boring. And America has all sorts of other issues depending on where you go.
I saw something the other day about the top incremental tax rate in the USA in the 50s was (at one point) 92%. And this is the “golden age” that most US conservatives want to go back to. That or the Reagan 80s. Whether or not it truly existed
