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If we vote for Brexit what happens
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Myth busting article about leave voters. The headlines were:
So how many leave voters had no formal education? Just 1%. So 99% of leave voters were misrepresented.“Those with no formal education are twice as likely to vote leave at those with university degree/in education”
Similar myths of old v young are also busted.
http://www.conservativehome.com/platform/2016/07/gary-bennett-stop-blaming-the-old-and-the-ignorant-for-brexit-the-statistics-just-dont-support-these-myths.htmlIf I don't reply to your post,
you're probably on my ignore list.0 -
Myth busting article about leave voters. The headlines were:
So how many leave voters had no formal education? Just 1%. So 99% of leave voters were misrepresented.
Similar myths of old v young are also busted.
http://www.conservativehome.com/platform/2016/07/gary-bennett-stop-blaming-the-old-and-the-ignorant-for-brexit-the-statistics-just-dont-support-these-myths.html
errr. No myths have been busted. His own figures show the better educated voted remain.
He's making a non-point about how the miniscule number of people in the UK with no formal education voted to distract from what's staring him in his face.0 -
errr. No myths have been busted. His own figures show the better educated voted remain.
He's making a non-point about how the miniscule number of people in the UK with no formal education voted to distract from what's staring him in his face.
the figures showed that people will little experience of life or anything and no responsibilities tended to vote remain.0 -
errr. No myths have been busted. His own figures show the better educated voted remain.
He's making a non-point about how the miniscule number of people in the UK with no formal education voted to distract from what's staring him in his face.
That's a bit misleading.
A fairer statement would be - more people who participated in higher education and attained qualifications from HE voted to remain.
It doesn't talk about the quality of that HE qualification. It's also quite right that HE qualification is not an undeniable indicator of intelligence or IQ. How difficult would it be to obtain a PhD in Physics versus a PhD in Media Studies?
It is not as clear cut as HE participants are more intelligent, voted remain, therefore intelligent people voted to remain in the EU. Personally I've met some intellectually challenged people who have attained degrees from university, these days it would appear the standards have dropped.0 -
the figures showed that people will little experience of life or anything and no responsibilities tended to vote remain.
As did the well educated, management and professional classes.
As it happens though the age cut-off for having a majority of remain voters was around 42. So not just the young....“The great enemy of the truth is very often not the lie – deliberate, contrived, and dishonest – but the myth, persistent, persuasive, and unrealistic.
Belief in myths allows the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought.”
-- President John F. Kennedy”0 -
HAMISH_MCTAVISH wrote: »As did the well educated, management and professional classes.
As it happens though the age cut-off for having a majority of remain voters was around 42. So not just the young....
yes, there were a range of people that voted both ways.
whatever one's point of view, one can still note that if the 'young' vote for something and the 'old' vote for something else, then it is mathematical certainty than more people with uni degrees with vote for the former something than the latter.
not everyone knows that.0 -
Can you point me to these figures? They don't seem to stack up with what I've seen.
young people, especially those still at university tend to have little experience of working, bring up children, taking responsibility, having to make difficult choices either in the work place or in general life, have experienced few changes of government or economic fashions etc.
older people tend to have had a lot of experience.
the figures are freely available : must have been posted on these boards hundreds of time but otherwise internet search engines are your friend.0 -
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http://www.cityam.com/246273/taylor-wimpey-share-price-shoots-up-6-per-cent-openTaylor Wimpey share price shoots up almost six per cent at the open as building firm says it has not been affected by BrexitRightmove's shares jumped 7.3 per cent to 4,068p in early trading.
http://www.cityam.com/246281/rightmoves-shares-just-jumped-after-reported-record-mobile0
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