Friday 24 June 2016

Follow up - UK vote to Leave the EU

So the people have spoken and they've voted to Leave the EU. I am quite surprised at the result to be honest. There is a palpable feeling of uncertainty now and it is quite worrying. We're already seeing commentators struggling to explain exactly what will happen next as nobody seems to have any idea. We could literally have anything from a long drawn out exit, to a new general election being called with a Labour strategy to offer a reversal of the decision, and anything in between.

With all the uncertainty, one thing I do have is hope. We have an engaged society now with strong opinions on a number of topics which our leaders need to tap into in order to keep that engagement strong and to ensure the best possible outcome for our citizens. This result is as much a vote on the dissatisfaction with the political landscape of the UK as it is with membership of the EU. 

The tweet in my last post was spot on - things are feeling VERY weird on this Friday.

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