After Brexit vote, European Union chiefs want Britain to leave quickly

After a divisive referendum campaign, Britain officially voted to leave the European Union – setting into motion an upset among global markets and questions of what’s next. Ordinary citizens came closest, putting the probability of “Brexit” at 55.2 percent, closely followed by an average of polls at 55.6 percent.

“It is absurd that we are now considering the implications of a leave vote when we in the Highlands voted to remain and know all too well the benefits of membership of the European Union”.

Paddy Ashdown, the former Liberal Democrat leader who campaigned to remain, took to twitter to express his disappointment.

Young voters were angry with the outcome of the vote and anxious about what it means for their future and a more divided country. Instead, the pro-Europe side squeaked by with 50.7 percent of the vote.

“This decision was made by an aging population who has spent decades reaping the many benefits of the EU”.

First, we did not see this coming.

“I have a very heavy heart today”, he told the crowd. We will never know the full extent of the lost opportunities, friendships, marriages and experiences we will be denied. Every single Scottish local authority area voted to remain in the EU. “I don’t even remember seeing any Leave posters in Hebden”. The results of the European Union referendum show that Britain’s ties to Europe, shaped by opinions on economic stability, immigration and security, were ones which the public felt should be severed; the results indicate that those in favour of leaving felt their concerns would be better dealt with from a referendum outcome in their favour than any resulting general election outcome. In contrast, both Wales and England saw approximately 53 percent of voters in favor of leaving the EU.

Voter ages are not recorded, but in urban areas where the average age was 35 and under, electoral commission data showed overwhelming support for remaining in the EU.

The turnout across Britain could be crucial. What has resulted is a voter turnout higher than anyone could have imagined. The division is not just across the nations, but also reflects a divide between London and the rest of England, particularly the rural and the de-industrialised parts of England. The better-educated a locality was, the more likely its residents were to vote to remain, as these charts from the Guardian show.

Following David Cameron’s announcement of his resignation, one Hebden Bridge resident called for a woman to take control of the country. As the weeks went by though, the panel members began to believe that each debate, no matter the issue, boiled down to a discussion of how the economy would be affected.

Dianne Abbot, a senior Labour Member of Parliament, characterised the vote as the voice of the poor and dispossessed, disconnected from the political elite, who had suffered the consequences of the Conservative party’s austerity measures.

In total, so far 69 per cent of London has backed Remain, while 31 per cent voted for Leave.

The campaign revealed deep splits in British society, with the pro-Brexit side drawing support from voters who felt left behind by globalization and blamed European Union immigration for low wages.