Quote Originally Posted by Stolly View Post
Yes I know the other brexit arguments on the economy (largely shot full of holes now though),
If they have been I must have missed them. According to the Treasury just before the referendum, we would already be going into recession in the quarter to September. Instead growth was 0.5%. In fact the only prediction I can think of so far from Project Fear that has come true is the weakening of the pound. And given our very large current account deficit that's largely a good thing.

Racism was the element that won the day for brexit
To have concerns about the scale of immigration is not racism. Of course in the case of a minority of people this will be a factor. But mass immigration does put pressure on infrastructure and when much of it is unskilled on the pay rates of some people. Even Lord Rose, the head of the Remain Campaign admitted that.

Near where I live to the east of Leeds, the council has proposed a 5,000 home development. This is on the historic Parlington estate, which is a nice area of fields and woodland. Many people in my club are up in arms as we regularly run on the trails there and this will all be destroyed. I fully share their concerns but of course people have to live somewhere and there are only so many brownfield sites. When you have immigration on the scale that this country has experienced then destruction of the countryside is inevitable.