Mr Jinx
Very well known Exeweb poster
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A rather simplistic view there from Elgin as is often the case with Remainers. No mention of sovereignty of course. No mention of Gordon Brown sneaking through the back door to sign the Lisbon treaty. The truth is things were much more nuanced (although immigration was a big player admittedly).I suggest you read my post again, the rise of UKIP resulted from fears over the European migrant crisis and unfettered Eastern European immigration to the UK ( in contrast to the vast majority of EU countries that imposed available transition controls for 7 years ). No idea whether the press influences voters, or merely reflects their views, but anti-migrant and anti-EU front pages would sell copy, that is undeniable. Mrs May is very ‘clever’, and I believe her to be xenophobic and stated as much in my post, so nowt to do with anyone being clever enough to see through media rhetoric, Tav. The press and UKIP merely stoked the fires already burning within.