Wednesday 3 July 2019

Brexit: working class revolt or middle class outlook?

It has become the norm for Remain backing academics to assert that an association between lower social class / poverty and voting Brexit is a 'myth'. Danny Dorling and other prominent academics argue this line.
It may not be the whole story by any means, but it is no myth. And in trying to deny this, these academics have created a narrative of their own that is very misleading. I wrote this to try to demystify the basic class / Brexit debate.

Here's the piece.