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'People in Britain were heavily misinformed vis-à-vis the ‘costs’ and
‘burdens’ of the EU, and this issue was only partially tackled and very
late in the course of the campaign. All in all, the kind of
anti-establishment, anti-elitist, anti-globalisation, anti-immigration
rhetoric which has been gaining ground continentally, is populism at its
worst. The 'decent', 'hardworking', 'every-day' people whose best
interests European populists claim to have at heart are, sadly, in fact,
the very same people who are most negatively affected by the
implications of the policies advanced. The 'big capital', flies; the
'big multinationals' move out (taking many jobs elsewhere); 'big
politics' continue their modern global 'chess' (a game played ‘above’
the lives of the everyday citizen); and the highly educated, highly
skilled and highly experienced 'golden' (or not) girls and boys go where
demand is (enjoy exceptional global mobility)..''
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