part time pete wrote:Another article here but very much Mansfield based
http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/90393/1/Kaldor ... d_2018.pdf
Field Mill wrote:You could of course argue that the Town has form in siding with the far right. After all, they sided with lady Thatcher over the pit strike. That said, I don't think there's anything right wing about wanting to be out of Europe. Mansfield, like many post industrial places voted leave to lash out at the political elites and their thirty years of 'centre ground' policies which translates as rapacious free market capitalism and the subsequent destruction of the UK manufacturing base.
Field Mill wrote:You could of course argue that the Town has form in siding with the far right. After all, they sided with lady Thatcher over the pit strike. That said, I don't think there's anything right wing about wanting to be out of Europe. Mansfield, like many post industrial places voted leave to lash out at the political elites and their thirty years of 'centre ground' policies which translates as rapacious free market capitalism and the subsequent destruction of the UK manufacturing base.
Jamie wrote:Field Mill wrote:You could of course argue that the Town has form in siding with the far right. After all, they sided with lady Thatcher over the pit strike. That said, I don't think there's anything right wing about wanting to be out of Europe. Mansfield, like many post industrial places voted leave to lash out at the political elites and their thirty years of 'centre ground' policies which translates as rapacious free market capitalism and the subsequent destruction of the UK manufacturing base.
Here we go, another person claiming to know why 1000s voted the way they did. I'm from Mansfield, voted leave and for none of those reasons.
If you're going to make sweeping generalisations, at least acknowledge it as your opinion.
My opinion is uncontrollable immigration, with the backdrop of struggling public services and housing shortages etc was the main reason people voted leave. No one I've spoken too had much of a problem with rules, capitalism or anything else from the EU. Like me, they just don't see how you can be 'the' place to migrate to and have unmetered immigration.
Spiritater wrote:Just a feeling I've got but I can't see this thread lasting long on here and it being moved to the Potllics forum, especially when whiffy gets his teeth into it.
Chimney wrote:I reckon that Mansfield would vote Leave again should another vote be called.
Perhaps Spiritator is right and this should be moved to the Politics forum where people could get their teeth into it
Never easy wrote:Not all Notts miners scabbed let me just add !
Field Mill wrote:You could of course argue that the Town has form in siding with the far right. After all, they sided with lady Thatcher over the pit strike. That said, I don't think there's anything right wing about wanting to be out of Europe. Mansfield, like many post industrial places voted leave to lash out at the political elites and their thirty years of 'centre ground' policies which translates as rapacious free market capitalism and the subsequent destruction of the UK manufacturing base.
Sneag wrote:Spiritater wrote:Just a feeling I've got but I can't see this thread lasting long on here and it being moved to the Potllics forum, especially when whiffy gets his teeth into it.
Whiffers has no opinion on Mansfield he lives in Hampshire.
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