The town where Brexit died, but hope survives | Anywhere but Westminster
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Published 2022-10-31
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Businesses are failing and hopes that life outside the EU would revive the town have crumbled, but one brilliant woman is channelling Grimsby's deep community spirit
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All Comments (21)
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This is what the Conservative party has done. Austerity, corruption, Brexit.
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I saw that MP for Grimsby on the news recently. She was backing Boris' return, saying that we can't have Labour, as 'they have no talent; the Conservatives have all the talent"'. Days after the Tories had crashed the economy. 🤦
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It always surprises me the way people confuse freedom with selfishness.
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My family lived in Grimsby for years (I went to boarding school and never went back).The EU was the only thing that gave Grimsby any kind of economic lifeline and they threw it away in favour of out and out lies, and the liars were entirely the source of their pain in the first place. Insane.
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Something I have so much respect for is people who can admit they've changed their mind. Admitting that you regret your choice hurts, especially now.
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This lady is amazing , sadly she is doing what the Goverment should be doing for the people around the country who are in desperate need of the basics.
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As a former soldier, I was particularly saddened to see the ex serviceman having to survive in such a desperate situation. It's dreadful for everyone living on the margins (and those below), but to put such faith in your country that you're prepared to die serving it, then to see your trust demonstrably and wickedly betrayed is beyond evil.
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It was always going to be the majority of people who voted for Brexit who would pay the heaviest price for it. I still struggle - based on reason, rationality and sense - to understand how they could commit such a catastrophic act of self harm. Then I remember the vote wasn't based on reason, rationality or sense.
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The young man who was in the army so sad his fought for his country and this is how his treated I find that really sad 😔
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The thought you can leave a club membership and still get the same deal as everyone who still in the club is the most ridiculous thing
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I’m not British, but it’s still heartbreaking to see that level of distress and how deep the society can fall down … 😢
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The soldier's situation is heartbreaking.
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I still don't, to this day, understand why fishermen and farmers thought that cutting themselves off from the biggest open market in the world would make things better?
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It's kinda ironic that the countryside of England which voted mostly for Brexit is the part of England that suffers the most from it, while cities like London will be able to cope better with this due to a more diversified set of opportunities of its denizens.
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Some people talk the talk others walk the walk. That lady helping people out with the food bank is a hero, bless her work. I wish her all the best!
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While I feel desperately for the hardship being suffered by these people, they voted for it. One of the clearest examples I've ever seen for the old saying "Turkeys voting for Christmas".
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I guess the lesson is "listen to the experts, not to the politicians".
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I'm from Grimsby but moved away. It seems to get worse everytime I visit family back there. Its hard not to have schadenfreude when everyone I knew back there was voting for Brexit and wouldn't listen to reason.
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UK had huge economic issues before joining EU. They didn't want to join, but they did because of extra benefits no other country in the EU got. After leaving, the wheel is turning backwards, but not back to the "great" imperial times.
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Brexit has exposed the fact that the EU membership was actually propping up a failed society run by tories with fewer morals, ethics and integrity than a deadly disease. Now we see the schisms and cracks in the country that were papered over by EU funding and collaboration for all it's other faults. Ironic really, the thing that helped you the most is the thing you value the least...
