I Have Voted

Unsurprisingly to anyone reading the blog over the last few weeks, I have voted for the UK to Remain. I think the UK will vote to leave at about 55% or more, even. Today's sad voting experience: Stubbington Community Centre and park, near where I live, have never been so busy. Lots of old people out and about. One such couple met a friend in front of me. Old man to friend: "On your way to vote?" Other man. "Yes" "Good man!" Me, behind: "I've never seen it so busy!" Old Man: "Yes. As long as they vote the right way!" Me: "Depends what you think is the right way!" Old Man: "Out!" Me (very politely indeed, smiling): "Well, I can't say I agree with you there." OM (shouting and gesticulating, pointing): "GET OUT!"An old man literally just shouted at me to tell me, I presume, to leave my own country.

Wow. Nice. I see how this is going.

I argued with my father last night, and slam dunked every single one of his arguments, providing empirical data and sources, leaving him speechless on a couple of occasions. Didn't make the blindest bit of difference, because this vote is far from rational.

Will be interesting to see if these present predictions about reactions to a leave will come true:

The Telegraph reports of some pretty terrible financial outcomes, under the headline: "Banks warn clients of chaos after referendum vote is declared". Interesting how they phrased their title there, since the paper supports Leave, and they don't want to upset their position... They report it as warnings after a "vote", whereas the warnings are as a result of a Brexit:

Leading banks have written to clients to warn of market chaos in the wake of the referendum vote.

They fear a vote for Brexit would lead to the most volatile market in decades, The Times reported. The paper said that the Bank of England was on “high alert” to intervene.

There are fears that the FTSE would collapse and as much as £350 billion could be wiped off the value of major companies if voters back withdrawal from the EU.