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What have you done Britain? #EURef

Hiya guys,

This is a post I didn't want to write and something in my heart wanted to believe that I wouldn't have to. However, somewhere in my brain, I knew that it was more possible that everyone had previously thought. 

I am of course talking about the EU referendum that happened in Britain yesterday and the disastrous outcome which means that we are no longer a member of the EU. Before I get comments below, I did vote and I did vote to remain in the European Union as I have said since day 1.
The big controversy today has been the huge difference between votes depending on the age group and I believe that this issue has been prominent for some time and needs sorting out. 

It seems as if the majority of people who voted to leave the European Union were over the age of 50. This means two things:
- They won't be the ones effected in the long run by these policies
- They voted down to 'traditional views' held before we joined the EEC (later the EU) 

The second point here is where my History Degree is coming into much use. The history of Britain before, during and after out admission into the EU has been a long run and many of you will know how desperate Heath was to get us into the EU and how we got vetoed several times by Charles De Gaulle. Only with huge negotiations, retaliation from Belgium and the replacement of De Gaulle by Pompidou, did we really stand a chance of getting in.

So why were the older generation desperate to leave? Immigration/ money/ xenophobia

Well these points are exactly what led people to vote #leave but also propaganda that politicians, especially Nigel Farage, have turned back. For example, apparently the NHS won't get £350 million and they now claim they never promised this? Well this is what the country wanted, isn't it? To follow some upper class men with extreme views that they aren't even sticking too? Maybe a Prime Minister whose biggest policy was on bikes?  

Well congratulations you 51% of getting Britain into so much shit! But what does this mean for my generation:
- Will the freedom of travel be restricted?
- Will it cost more to travel around Europe?
- How are out job prospectives being impacted? Can we even think about working in Europe easily?
- Will university students be able to do a year out for ERASMUS?

Well this is what most people my age are thinking. As I woke up to the results, I was shocked, annoyed and angered but let's see what happens when the children and grandchildren of the majority of people that voted leave are being suppressed.

Petitions are being made for re-votes to make sure that the generation that it'll effect the most, those 16-30, are being represented to the most. But does this mean we need to reform the voting system? Allow those aged 16 and over to vote but capping it at 65? Well it's up to us Britain, let's try not to shit our country up anymore.

Let's see if I can try and have a good day today but I highly doubt it.

That's all for now my dears,
See you soon

xxx

p.s. I will always be pro Europe
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