Brexit Vote Keeps British Monarchy in Place

The final Brexit vote was 52/48, not 55/45 but still close, turnout (non compulsory) was 72 percent. The interesting thing was that the proposition to Remain  – assumed to be the majority position – went down in a clear anti-Government, anti-austerity, anti-Prime Minister and anti-uncontrolled immigration vote. Many lessons here for plebiscite wannabes ie you can’t just assume that voters are concentrating on the proposition itself, many other contemporary political and personal factors come into play. This was also evident in the NZ flag referendum.