Brexit Wales: Biting off the hand that feeds you

Martin Shipton argues that cultural and communication gaps, and a weak indigenous media, led to the surprise Brexit result in Wales in June 2016. 52.5% of voters in Wales backed Leave, compared with 47.5% supporting Remain.

The vote for Brexit in the UK country that had profited more than others from the EU in financial terms was a shocking tale of how an alienated and ill–informed electorate made a decision based on misconceptions that was almost certainly against its own best interests.

• Primary Source

ESO: Find more information on Wales and the EU Referendum, 23 June 2016 http://www.europeansources.info/advSearchLink?keyword=brexit%20wales%20&searchOption=all

ESO: In Focus: Brexit - The United Kingdom and the European Union http://www.europeansources.info/record/brexit-the-united-kingdom-and-the-european-union/

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