The EU referendum has exposed our fractured nation

Deborah Mattinson

This article explores the effects of the results of the referendum in the UK on membership of the European Union, exploring what divides the two sides along attitudinal and demographic lines.

The EU referendum has exposed our fractured nation

Deborah Mattinson

I spoke about voter attitudes on many platforms at events during the EU referendum campaign and often took straw polls of the audience. In a typical group of, say, 50 senior individuals from business, media and politics, almost all would tell me that they thought Remain would win. Many would be bold, suggesting a decisive win for Remain - maybe by a lead of 10% or more. One very distinguished political commentator predicted that Leave would be "humiliated".

We know what happened next, and the establishment is still struggling to...

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