The LBC callers who regret their Brexit vote

On the third anniversary of Brexit, James O'Brien asks whether any of his listeners regret their votes. We hear from three who say they do.
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[@ThomasKing19933]

I voted brexit and i have the guts to admit it didn't work. Others are still lying to themselves.

[@jroobz]

Fair play

[@xboxgamer7453]

I'm not..I would vote to leave again

[@ThomasKing19933]

@@xboxgamer7453 what's the point?

[@tommysteel2844]

@xboxgamer not surprising after your comment.

[@ThomasKing19933]

@Raymondo666 no, i haven't. Your comment is nasty so i shall ignore it

[@KieronymousBoof]

I didn’t see Brexit coming, but I saw something coming…. way back in the late 90s, the toxicity of British politics and most of its media had me downright scared. So I moved to NZ. Zero regrets.

[@pmorton7960]

NZ looks awesome, even if remote. Australia is ok for a visit, but not really. Congratulations.

[@rkeegan100]

I was the same...but headed to Australia. Also, zero regrets.

[@patwhite8106]

Didn't NZ ban guns? I gotta be able to protect myself

[@viridianacortes9642]

I think a lot of it had to do with Rupert Murdoc taking over the media over there. He is the main person responsible for transforming USA politics into the toxic wasteland it is. He has a lot of media companies in the UK and he is doing the same misinformation/polarization campaign he did in the USA.

[@Kryojenix]

@@patwhite8106 UK also banned buns. And Australia. In all cases, because the guns unprotected people.

[@gordonstrong5232]

It's strange how people say this isn't the Brexit they voted for, because it's exactly the Brexit I voted against.

[@batintheattic7293]

Yup. Nicely put.

[@zitronentee]

Because they're not well informed. And being swayed by illusions.

[@spikesdad2053]

Fantastic comment Gordon 👍🏿

[@eddeh0772]

So well articulated. I might borrow this when chatting to certain relatives

[@tenniskinsella7768]

I'm.not sorry I voted out

[@Paul-eb4jp]

The woman who admitted she'd been gaslighted was wonderful, very sad but she was so clear about how it all went so wrong.

[@angelachanelhuang1651]

Swedish employment--hiring process

[@Scottoest]

Someone admitting that they were simply wrong about a charged political issue is pretty remarkable in this day and age unfortunately, so I salute any Brexit voter who is willing to do so. Hopefully the stupidity can be overturned some day soon.

[@liul]

What a shame it's too late. I'd never forgive brexiters if I was British.

[@ChrispyNut]

An issue presently with this is that leaving the single market, the customs union, scraping all legislation passed whilst members of EU and rushing it all through without proper preparation for the upheaval, wasn't on the ballot. What we've gotten is nothing like what was on the ballot. Not only should there have been more referendums, to cover all the changes, but a greater majority should have been required to ensure that a simple 1% shift wouldn't change how the vote(s) would have gone, given the significance. Personally, I never expected it to be followed through on as it was a non-binding vote and would be hugely costly for most of the wealthiest people with influence.

[@gazman2626]

@@liul no forgiveness means nobody coming together. Unity is needed now more then ever about brexit.

[@gary8306]

@@ChrispyNut geez, just let it go dude. Smh.

[@trytellingthetruth.2068]

@Movies and Games Underestimated the value of the Euro. After recently being worth less than a dollar. I think people were right to underestimate it's value.

[@stu0508]

The irony being that she thinks she understands the Daily Mail but if she truly did she would never read it....

[@dddz961]

hyuk hyuk hyuk

[@hayleyxyz]

I'd avoid it purely for my mental health. They word stories in a way to scare and anger, rather than inform.

[@saqibmunir7609]

I've always said this the remain party made it to complicated for majority of people to understand. I said if the kept it simple as and play the leavers at their on game by saying If we leave the EU you won't be able to play the euro millions anymore I bet that would have been enough to keep us in

[@skleroosis]

She just meant she understands the vocabulary

[@orsoncart1547]

@@saqibmunir7609 'Better together', was simple enough. Didn't push the right buttons like, 'They need us more then we need them'. Those 2 slogans told all .

[@2639263926392639]

My family all voted remain. Are we super intelligent economic professors? No. We all thought an Irish border was a huge problem, with no answer. To have a government risk a return to domestic terrorism is unforgivable.... quite aside from from all the economic and reputation damage we've inflicted on ourselves.

[@frederickdouglass7140]

👏👏👏👏

[@Iazzaboyce]

So, let's allow murderers to dictate national politics with threats of even more murders - I suppose you think Ukraine should give up sovereignty of Donbas and Crimea to prevent violence too...

[@Hjernespreng]

Indeed. The irony is that Brexit worst affects the regions that voted for it the most, and the reasons for that didn't require a degree in economics to understand.

[@Martin-sp4zf]

@UCF7oEBgsqdKTmuCZ3LqIy8 The NI farmers are exporting their produce largely via the South but NI did vote to remain within the EU......but so did the Scots and to where are their farmers exporting?

[@EattinThurs61]

Well, it rather confirmed what people thought about England before the wote. England has always been bad neighbours

[@chriscocks3670]

The Daily Mail mantra: "Feed them a little bit of hate every day."

[@middleman9183]

you mean LBC?

[@chatham43]

...feed who.....you are no better....what do you feed on....?

[@finalcut612]

@@chatham43 tolerance and love for one's fellow man, a quality a mail reader would know nothing about

[@mikeserridge4547]

@@finalcut612 wow, so the UK newspaper with the biggest circulation is only read by people of little tolerance and compassion for other people. Takes a bit of thinking about does that.

[@finalcut612]

@@mikeserridge4547 yes. That rag traffics in entitlement and othering. For it to be your primary source of news must require a profound lack of empathy.

[@errorswillmultiply1697]

There seem to be two types of regretful leave voter: 1. "I honestly believed _everyone_ would be better off." 2. "I honestly believed it would only negatively affect people who _weren't_ me." And it never ceases to amaze me how the second group genuinely believes it is morally equivalent to the first and deserves the same treatment.

[@mightymizzar9672]

Proud second camper here f*** everyone else

[@gordonstrong5232]

@@mightymizzar9672 No prizes for guessing which side of the political spectrum you're on.

[@mightymizzar9672]

@@gordonstrong5232 that's right natzi party baby

[@mintywebb]

There is also the moral dishonesty of number one. The facts were there for them to see and they chose to ignore them for a comfortable lie which suited their prejudices. They are the same. That's the problem.

[@mightymizzar9672]

@Minty Webb as if hiding in the mits of European Union totalitarianism is any better

[@razorednight]

As one caller said, a referendum on such a major issue should not have been decided on such a slim majority. I think we were conned: I seem to remember that it was an advisory referendum, but the government then decided that it would be undemocratic not to act on the result. If it had been tagged as binding from the start, I expect a certain majority would have been required. To effect such a major constitutional change on that mandate was the undemocratic move. People voted for Brexit without any idea what that Brexit would look like. Which is why they are still arguing over it.

[@verystripeyzebra]

It should have been a long robust democratic process. As it is it was grubby political opportunism took us out, not a robust democratic process.

[@Gohka]

It's crazy when you consider for a country to JOIN the EU it on average takes a decade. Yet we made such a monumentally heavy decision as to leave on a single vote that was only 2% off of a 50/50 split, that most people who voted to leave had no idea what they were voting for and a lot of people who would have voted remain, not bothering because they either thought it "would never happen" or "wouldn't be decided on a single, close-call vote". Then because the Tories got impatient we rushed out of the EU in just 4 years with very few concrete trade-deals and an economy sinking quicker than the Titanic.

[@gary8306]

@@Gohka how do you know people didn't know what they voted for. Have you spoken to every single one of them. Lmaoyp.

[@realhorrorshow8547]

​@@gary8306 Possibly because, in addition to the lies before the vote, key elements of the process were not decided until after it. There was no need to leave the single market for example. Even Farage was talking about a "Norway style deal" at the time. It was nutters like the ERG who insisted on the hardest possible brexit. But, as someone who has interviewed every voter yourself, I expect you've heard that before.

[@trytellingthetruth.2068]

@@realhorrorshow8547 You call what we have a "hard brexit". Surely you must be joking?

[@SirJakeusMaximus]

I used to have a lot of hatred for the people that voted to leave but hearing these callers just makes me really sad for what the people in power have done to the people of this country :(

[@qubedoo3289]

it was a referendum, the people voted for it, stop blaming others for the peoples own wishes and mistakes.

[@geenkaas6380]

@@qubedoo3289 It was 7 years ago and many people were not allowed to vote

[@shuggiemcg1]

I openly admit i fell for the lies and propaganda! Which I am ashamed of! One of the biggest regrets of my life is that I voted leave if i ever get the chance in my life time i will vote return!

[@boogaloo4640]

Don't be ashamed. You were lied to by professional conmen. The shame is on them, not you. It's only on you if you fall for it a second time

[@rapiddl]

but the immigrants...

[@banksiasong]

Well you won't get that chance pal, because the EU won't allow Brits back into their HUGE trading bloc. Your poor children, maybe apologise to them for ruining their futures.

[@serraangel7465]

Vote labor Torys are stealing everything.

[@robovac3557]

@@boogaloo4640 Lies that anyone with a bit of cop on could see through.

[@joshuaDstarks]

The feeling is mutual, callers - believe me.

[@anna8328]

You know what hurts? When in 2016 I knew they will eventually realize - and only then they will look at it closely, once the results show up, only then they will see what it really is, but somehow some of us saw it from the very beginning. How come? Me and all my friends immediately knew it was a scam.

[@brianferguson7840]

The "Murdoch Media Paradox" The fact that Daily Mail Readers "Can read"

[@johnjeanb]

James, I like the 2 person who says "I'd like a door to be open in Brussels". The door is open but the recent UK government keep on building hurdles, walls, diverging legislation, etc. So the problem is NOT in Brussels but with the UK governements since YEARS 2016 or even before).

[@JasonBoyce]

Judy: “after the vote turned out the way it did, people were very mean to those who voted for Brexit.” - Yes, because they told you how it would turn out, and you didn’t listen. Now you’re upset because they were right.

[@gwendolinelindsay4647]

Before the Brexit referendum I remember watching a Parliamentary debate on television where Boris Johnson stood up and said it would be economical disaster if Britain left the EU. I was shocked therefore that he was at the forefront of of the ‘leave’ campaign. He was a liar and deceiver then which eventually caused his downfall.

[@Tdot6]

Bozo is an selfish opportunist

[@vincenthigginbotham8729]

In reality he had no downfall he just shuffled off to do something else he and his ilk have no conscience they don’t look back

[@jnorth9431]

It takes guts to admit your mistakes. Better late than never! Well done

[@bipolarminddroppings]

No, it doesn't. It takes simple intellectual honesty. I'm always glad when someone comes back to reality but I will not call them brave or say they had guts.

[@ga-ow7yf]

@@bipolarminddroppings Nevermind Loser.

[@ruinerblodsinn6648]

@Steph S. well, they actively voted to destroy the country because of „reasons“. Why would anyone invite them for tea?

[@joshevans4663]

@@bipolarminddroppings let me guess you supported every single covid policy

[@ChristianIce]

@@joshevans4663 Nobody can claim to be a supporter of "every single covid policy", since the UK acted like a crazy person changing mind about everything.

[@filipamartins5132]

We should blame the media and the government for this. Not turn on each other the media and government want us to!

[@Emanon...]

YOU voted for the Tories again and again, and YOU allowed yourself to be deceived by xenophobia and pies in the sky, despite _every_ knowledgeable person screaming to you of the consequences. Yes, the media and politicians are to blame, but they couldn't have done it without YOU. (By "YOU" I mean the British public in general, not necessarily you as a person)

[@johnwright9372]

Who owns and controls the media?

[@mrnice7570]

We should, but also recognise that people voted for this, some people are so easily manipulated by propaganda

[@douglasgosney9172]

Same old blame same one else 🙄

[@themightyguardsmen9292]

@The AJ that's exactly the mentality that keeps the fires burning / friction between citizens of this country . YOU are to blame for all the hatred being continued in this country and its YOU that are contributing to a problem rather than looking for a solution . It's no ones fault for thinking another party might have the right ideas for this country and believing in them if they are sick of the other parties . If roles reversed and labour had won the election and somehow brought the country to its knees I wonder if people like yourself or Labour voters would have so nobly admitted to being wrong . Hmm I wonder .

[@foehammer5047]

"I like the daily mail because it's easy to read." Well. They know their readership.

[@gordonmerrilees5846]

Why didn't they take heed of all the credible warnings about leaving and why oh why did they trust anything a tory said?

[@chatham43]

.....you mean the incredible warnings surely.......

[@qubedoo3289]

because their motivation to vote leave was racism driven. No common sense.

[@gazza8524]

Regardless of people who regret Brexit now, their single vote. Caused Brexit in the overall, so no. I do not forgive any of them. They had ample opportunity to conduct their due diligence like us "Remoaners", had access to the same information as us, the same sources and the same base-level stream of neurons within their brain. So no, we should not, and must not forgive them. If we forgive it happens again, and again, and again.

[@acsljones]

For me, people who voted for Brexit solely on the immigration issue were the ones truly duped because that was only ever going to become a bigger problem when we exited Europe and it's rules.

[@Leberteich]

Those who believed in better trade deals also were truly duped.

[@acsljones]

@@Leberteich did they solely make decisions on trade deals , perhaps they were better informed than those who believed we would have less assylum seekers,migrant workers, illegal aliens and refugees trying to come into the country on rubber dinghies ?

[@dantownsend4246]

You left the Dublin Accord

[@incognito96]

My father in law, thought we would have world trade , baked beans from Australia at 60p a tin ?.

[@quinncreel6091]

@@incognito96 🤣

[@noemi6316]

I’m from Spain. I love UK and I would love to have you in the EU again. I understood the reasons of some brexiters for leaving Europe because the EU laws and goverment are not perfect but I felt and I stil feel very sad about your exit. I used to travel a lot to the UK before the Brexit because I really love your beautiful countryside and your beautiful villages but in some way I don’t feel welcome anymore. And it’s a little painful. My grandparents lived and woked in UK for 5 years and they were very grateful for that experience. I love and respect your idyosincrasy and I would love to have you again as EU partners respecting everyone particularities.

[@elipa3]

Oh. Wasnt I told, that all these people knew, what they voted for? I am shocked. Shocked. If only someone would have warned....oh wait.

[@Paris.mcdonough]

Whenever a tory minister is involved in scandal it never makes the front page of the daily mail strange that isn't it

[@BadgerBoy59]

Whilst it's a shame that these people fell for all the lies or actively chose to ignore the truth, there is nothing wrong with these people admitting that they regret their decision and that they were wrong. Admitting that there is a problem is the first step on the road to everyone actually accepting that the issues exist and (hopefully) working towards a solution. Personally, I would prefer that we rejoin the EU, but I'll be very surprised if any future Governments of ours actually instigate this.

[@nathanu6759]

I respect these people… I do not respect anyone who lies about their vote or denies the truth of the situation. Admitting your mistake is difficult, especially on public radio. Those who continue to preach brexit or try to claim it was a success or needs time or whatever are not worthy of respect. The worst are the ones who want to move on and not talk about it. I loathe those people.

[@TheDom277]

I think the majority of those that voted for Brexit did it for honest reasons, basically wanting to make the UK better. But the sad part about it is, those politicians like JRM, Boris, Farage etc wanted it as a means for their own ends. Now a portion of the Brexit voting public simply refuse to see that they've been lied to and taken for a ride...

[@jamespaul6315]

To be fair it should never have been legal to lie about getting 300 million and it going to the nhs. Thats criminal it was allowed.

[@michaeldent1684]

@@TheDom277 well we was an independent nation before we joined the eu, why can't we make a success on our own. The problem is the conservatives have no passion to make something of it or didn't really want to leave in the first place. they have no back bone to stand up to the eu beauracrats

[@fcassmann]

There is no such thing as rejoining. Out means out!

[@Saor_Alba]

Brexit today in Scotland is seen by most people, at least the majority of the ones I have spoken to, as typical of how Westminster treats Scotland in general, with utter disdain till they need our vote. As a lifelong Labour voter and one-time Labour activist, I voted against Brexit and against Scottish independence, I now think I may have made a mistake voting for one, and it was not Brexit.

[@kellymm7630]

Yup shame it didn't go to plan . Westminster is pure evil

[@Officialnrb]

The thing you have to understand is the alcoholic, obese, drug addicted Sweatties just want who can give them the most money

[@Saor_Alba]

@@Officialnrb You haven't exactly helped your case. :)

[@Officialnrb]

@@Saor_Alba I don’t present a case, just facts.

[@Officialnrb]

@@Saor_Alba I don’t have a case. I just enlighten facts and educate people.

[@chrissilver7719]

Still believe it was partly the delusion of Brutish/English exceptionality. If I was the EU I'd wait on any new deal until the UK breaks up .

[@trytellingthetruth.2068]

Why wait until it breaks up? There's only one country worth trading with and that's England.

[@ruinerblodsinn6648]

@@trytellingthetruth.2068 The only place worth trading with in England is London and that place hates the rest of the country.

[@trytellingthetruth.2068]

@@iberian5319 Unless there's the chance of a war ( Yugoslavia ) then they'll be banging on our door looking for help.

[@feastguy101]

@@trytellingthetruth.2068good job on immediately proving his point

[@lobintool]

"Divide and rule"..it's the oldest trick in the book!

[@eekamoose]

One of the few positive things I've heard about the UK recently is that more and more people are brave enough to admit that they made a mistake in 2016.

[@AirwarsA15]

Thankfully people start realising and learning the reality of media's doctrine. It's a shame people were swayed in the beginning. It's pleasant to see and here those with courage to admit to their shortcomings or mistakes. What matters now is too share massively that reality for everyone to realise what truly is supporting life and what is making evil thrive on everyone else's suffering.

[@Iazzaboyce]

Just one thing, I live in the UK and I have not met one person who has told me they voted Leave and would now vote to join the EU. I have met a lot of people who have told me they voted Remain, but now think they should have voted for Brexit. You are believing establishment propaganda designed to create a working image of Brexit failure and regret - it's the sinister stuff George Orwell warned us about.

[@robote7679]

My wife and I are middle-aged Americans and we knew that Brexit was going to be bad for England. But as an American I can hardly complain where we have millions of people who still think Donald Trump is somehow the Savior? In both cases the information is out there but people really have to want to find it.

[@qubedoo3289]

the people have to choose the right news they don't because racism is blocking their common sense.

[@petersmith432]

Maybe you've already covered this: Who is actually benefiting from Brexit? Surely there must be some. Tax avoiders? Businesses that want less regulation? Serious question.

[@James_36]

How did you benefit from being in the EU, you probably only knew we were in it when the referendum came along 😂😂😂

[@Erakius323]

@@James_36Look at the G7 GDP post Brexit. All the others go up. We’re going down. There’s your benefit. And the damage is only getting started. Wait until 2026 rolls around.

[@ThomasKing19933]

I voted brexit. It didn't work.

[@AA-xt7no]

Loooool your fault😂😂😂

[@AWMJoeyjoejoe]

It was never going to work. Some of us knew that in 2016.

[@paulgibbons2320]

Because they have not done what we voted for.

[@ThomasKing19933]

@@paulgibbons2320 i blame people like mogg for that

[@chriswood3252]

Hi Thomas, what would your ideal Brexit have looked like?

[@bazzfromthebackground3696]

I can't believe it!! He found the introspective ones he's been looking for!

[@serraangel7465]

Hope

[@royboy1901]

You will always find some somewhere ,right or wrong in or out the U.K. voted by referendum for out

[@mikeserridge4547]

But of course. JOB likes individual anecdote to push his agenda.

[@johnveerkamp1501]

FINALLY SOMEONE SENSIBLE. I THOUGHT ENGLAND HAD GONE COMPLETELY MAD. !!!!!!!!!1

[@geemo4284]

You do realise that the majority of the British population didn’t vote for Brexit, don’t you?

[@James_36]

@@geemo4284 😂😂😂 you people are an absolute blast 😂😂 so the ones who couldn’t be bothered to vote should count in a democracy 😂😂 they voted by not voting 😂😂

[@noumanchoudry3147]

Few days ago due to weather I thought I want to go away from UK and live somewhere else So decided to look for countries I could go and work without getting a work Visa Before Brexit I could have gone to 41 countries Now I found Gibraltar, Belize 🇧🇿, Isle of Man 🇮🇲 and ireland 🇮🇪 Are my only options For people who voted brexit to get rid of brown people lol I’m one brown guy due to brexit I’m stuck in UK

[@antoanetaanastasova3946]

No darling not just the brown people,the Bulgarians and the Romanians were a massive issue for UK.I am waiting for the new blame campaign,this time will be the Indians and the Africans.There is always someone to blame.

[@joshnewland1266]

Very sad, even if we rejoined tomorrow we have wasted 7 years. life is short and this nonsense has already wasted 7 years of our lives! All the doomongerers were absolutely right.

[@fcassmann]

There is no such thing as re joining. Out means out!

[@joshnewland1266]

@@fcassmann Frank relax that stiff upper lip you may find you will be more happy.

[@charlesunderwood6334]

"Turds in a swimming pool" Love it.

[@magnamagna9318]

Turds that won't flush, Johnson being the biggest one :)

[@chatham43]

...you can tell James went to public school.....😊

[@cactusjackhausen8508]

She was gaslighted relentlessly by the media, is a daily mail reader but its OK because she understands the gaslighting language they use....voted for Brexit regardless 🙄 I can't with these people

[@nulnoh219]

Hindsight. 20/20

[@mrnice7570]

@@nulnoh219 EU charter on human rights was pretty 20/20 too

[@abdulmasaiev9024]

@@nulnoh219 She's not like "I used to be a Daily Mail reader" but "I am a Daily Mail reader". This isn't about hindsight, but just sight.

[@philiphowell1505]

English idiocy is totally boundless, but being fueled by greed, exceptionalism and hatred its demise was assured.

[@Markwilliams-mc5st]

wow totally agree seeing through the smoke & mirrors seems to be a crime to some

[@James_36]

How terrible for a nation such as the UK to be exceptional 😂😂 I bet you put down al the people you know who are outperforming you too don’t you 😂😂

[@philiphowell1505]

@@James_36 No James, only those who lie, pretend, cannot do their job and are likewise under performing. As an industrial heating engineer working for a private company I was eventually put in charge of recruitment. First task for potential employees was to produce a line drawing of a typical industrial gas installation supplying three Industrial boilers at a given rating. Include all safety devices and current practice and regulations. Explain all your details. Those who were inadequate were soon found out. Pity that a cabal is elected to ruin a country with no credentials whatsoever. Meanwhile, enjoy the danger.

[@James_36]

@@philiphowell1505 what relevance is that to your anti English rant 🤣

[@qubedoo3289]

fueled by racism

[@Ian_Paq]

BREGRET?

[@user-em6ie2be7x]

Props to James O'Brien for staying professional. If it was me I'd be rubbing this in every last Brexiteers face.

[@bazzfromthebackground3696]

With as long as he's been trying to get anybody to own up to the bad choice, I don't think he's going to squander it lol.

[@onlyme8117]

paid for caller. I know not of any brexiteer changing their minds. In fact i hear people would now vote brexit for the way the the eu mafia have treated us.

[@MrManBuzz]

As much as that impulse is very tempting. It isn't productive and doesn't solve anything.

[@DrumToTheBassWoop]

There should be a national day of smugness for the remainers that told these idiots what was going to happen. Then after that day, the healing can begin.

[@ga-ow7yf]

Who gives a Toss about James O'Brien. 😂😂😂

[@AB-zl4nh]

I disagree with the caller & I would vote to join the Euro currency tomorrow. I don't believe our media, politicians, education or electoral system was equipped for what it takes to be in the EU. I think we need to undergo a lot changes before we join. First with our unfair voting system.

[@qubedoo3289]

Common sense it is cheaper to have one currency in Europe. Makes business and travelling so much more easier.

[@jamesfx2]

I wish people would stop using the word gaslight when they mean lie. They are different things.

[@shahidmiah917]

The UK economy downgraded to that of Italy and Spain and people’s livelihoods destroyed with entire industries shrinking. Very patriotic 🇬🇧

[@chatham43]

....obviously untrue but don't let that stop you...... and you omitted the EU flag.....so room for improvement.....😊

[@sandygrowler7384]

@@chatham43 exactly what about that is untrue?

[@trytellingthetruth.2068]

@@sandygrowler7384 All of it.

[@sandygrowler7384]

@@trytellingthetruth.2068 but it has been downgraded in the recent IMF report. Many industries are in fact shrinking so your “all of it” comment isn’t really standing up is it!?

[@James_36]

So your telling me Italy and Spain are better off out the EU then also 😂😂 this is so comedy gold with you people, you just defeated your own argument in your own sentence 😂

[@acrodave9287]

Sometimes when I think of people who voted for this Brexit mess, I admit I can't help but want to be angrily confrontative with them, but hearing stories like these it causes me to breathe deeply and take stock. I'm angry because people believed the lies they were fed by vested interests in business and the Tory client media. Stories like these aren't just infuriating, they're tragic. It's like seeing an old friend turn to drink or drugs; there are still occasional glimpses of their old brilliance, but they're lost... It's never particularly nice to be forcibly educated but it is ultimately necessary and beneficial. If only we could stop repeating our follies over and over again, it's embarrassing and shameful. Another thing Einstein turned out to be right about...

[@action1976]

How is brexit making your life worse????

[@acrodave9287]

@@action1976 How has it made yours better? Did you want fewer immigrants? You've got more than ever. Did you want a booming economy? Ours is shrinking. Did you want more opportunities? What opportunities have YOU got now that you didn't have before? What's Brexit done for YOU lately? Promised you the Moon on a stick! Maybe tomorrow...or the day after...

[@MrRailjunkie]

@@action1976 The cost of living crisis in part.

[@action1976]

@@acrodave9287 1st of all every country in the world is suffering from high inflation and economic disaster and this isn't because of brexit, and the reason is simple, we shut the economy down spent billions paying people to stay at home, all for a flu virus, now we are paying the price of that stupidity. Also the oter reason we have a cost of living crisis is because we shut down our coal fired power plants, stopped building nuclear and went for inefficient green energy. Regarding the migrant crisis we could stop that tomorrow by getting out of the ECHR which is stopping us from deporting these illegals, which adds up to the fact the tories don't want to deport illegal immigrants.

[@davidpryle3935]

The big banks and corporations were almost all strongly for Remain.

[@laurax1179]

The lady who spoke about reading the daily mail bs the guardian here is so interesting. She is so articulate and yet it’s seems there is some insecurity underlying her own ability to understand politics from any sources other than the daily mail. I think the a lot of these institutions (eg our political system) can seem so complex and intimidating, and that can lead people to shy away from getting further involved.

[@bazzfromthebackground3696]

Almost like politicians try to obfuscate politics with big words that don't actually mean much.

[@remlya]

You make a great point. Perhaps she was raised in a family where women’s opinions weren’t valued which leads her to underestimate her ability to understand. She certainly didn’t struggle to express herself clearly.

[@problemsolverthinktank859]

How is it that half the country Knew this would happen and warned brexit voters about and were constantly shut down.

[@claudettes9697]

She is a treasure! 😅

[@gama3302]

Reading the Daily Mail keeps you from gaining intelligence and becoming educated!

[@johnvale3217]

I don't have sympathy for British people as they voted for the society they have - the Tories have been very clear about their aims. You voted for it Britain live with it or oppose it by joining a union

[@wayflex1]

I regret voting for brexit I was gaslight and media manipulated boris standing in front of that big bus saying we send the EU £350mil a week let’s fund the NHS instead unbelievable how so many millions were manipulated myself included

[@DrumToTheBassWoop]

You utter tool, shame. But, thank you for letting it out, and hope we can move on together.

[@danielcraig4974]

No-one forced you to vote. No sympathy.

[@rickybhalla1828]

Don’t forget Boris influenced people to leave was a major factor !!!

[@qubedoo3289]

So did you drive him out of country with pitchforks and if not why not, why are you playing upset.

[@piergiorgioscollo7163]

İ am not British and am a firm believer in the E.U. Julie may not be educated but she is definitely very clever. Everyone "falls for it" once in a while, no matter how smart or strong one may be. Being able to see when one has been "had" is one of the hallmarks of intelligence.

[@freedomwalksinbeauty]

Call it 'Regrexit'

[@Brellowcrop]

The guardian isnt written by rocket scientists

[@notused.]

I wonder if she means that she hasn't the time to read it because it takes her more energy and concentration to absorb. I'm such a slow reader, it would take me a week to get through one paper lol.

[@susannehartl3067]

As a non-native English speaker, I can attest to that.

[@matthewburns7989]

I voted brexit and I myself feel immense regret. I like many others I think look around and saw a country with severely underfunded public services, gutted manufacturing, engineering, etc... the country just felt depressing even just 6 years into austerity. Ths true enemy is the TORIES. I voted for them too in 2010 and 2015. Never ever again! In fact, I've not voted in anything since the Brexit vote. I remember a particular foreboding feeling during the 2019 election campaign and the coming start of the 2020s. I almost could sense that Boris and his majority government was going to be bad news. I truly hope people think very hard when they vote next year for the next government.

[@marksykes1191]

I read it because I understand it ! That’s a complete excuse she has forged in her head to excuse herself of what she’s done !

[@qubedoo3289]

crocodile tears

[@johnpirie4804]

Read the Daily Mail, speaks volumes!

[@smoozerish]

The best thing for Europe was the UK leaving the EU. The average IQ in the EU has risen considerably as a result.

[@AidPast]

Completely unnecessary comments.

[@Alister222222]

Is there a single person who voted 'remain' who now says 'I wish I had voted for Brexit, this is so great!' Seems there are plenty that flipped the other way.

[@simon0044]

@msmissy6888 😂 yeah right

[@ottopotomas]

they got exactly what they voted for.

[@burymeingarbage]

Didn't vote brexit, didn't vote tory in 2019. No sympathy for anyone that's suffering as a result of those choices nobody to blame but yourselves.

[@bernieninian53]

Yeah try being in a Country that voted remain to be dragged out anyway because of the duped

[@rembrandt2323]

“IF YOU’RE LOOKING FOR THE GUILTY, YOU NEED ONLY LOOK INTO A MIRROR”- V FOR VENDETTA Greetings from Germany...

[@James_36]

Yes he was against totalitarianism in that film 😂😂 you know the kind of people here in the comment section wanting people to be punished for voting in a democratic society 😂😂

[@feastguy101]

@@James_36 those people have already punished themselves

[@katetorode8411]

Agreed changing our country so much should have demanded a 70 percent min. Like with unions there should be a high percentage minimum vote. If not reached it could be repeated after people have chance to educate themselves

[@blackpanter9572]

That's like saying here in America "I regret voting Trump". Not sure if I have sympathy. I mean.....seems really pretty freaking obvious beforehand.

[@lynnezabek]

It’s not the same.

[@nealpaddock]

The bloke - 2nd caller - "They (the EU) could start by opening that door, starting a sensible debate in this country" is completely unaware he is still blaming the EU for problems in the UK. There has been efforts to have a sensible debate from the start which was highjacked by phrases like "project fear". He needs to start taking personal responsibility for his lack of engagement in the sensible debate. If people like him weren't so easily directed by nonsense there would be a sensible debate. Get a grip.

[@jackprier7727]

A small, crowded island, long-stripped of resources, going it alone? Great move-

[@Lily-Bravo]

I started reading the Daily Mail, because it made me so cross that I was motivated to find out more about the matters being discussed. It's a comic, let's face it. I also wanted to be able to tell where people got their views from. It's quite amusing to call them out that you recognise where they got them from.

[@CockWomble1000]

The Daily Basket Case

[@Lily-Bravo]

@@CockWomble1000 I also read the guardian and the Independent and any other bits and pieces that take my fancy.

[@CockWomble1000]

@@Lily-Bravo thanks for sharing. I love to Watch GB News for the laughs and the freaky right wing presenters 😉

[@themaskedman221]

The Daily Mail reader said she thought Brexit would "bring factory jobs back". This is a cautionary tale for people here in the US who are pursuing exactly the same sort of anti-trade policies for exactly the same reasons. A simple lesson voters should learn about economics is that it really doesn't matter where something is made.

[@jean-marcknight8816]

Ok, but the "get brexit done" vote ? Didn’t they doubled down ?

[@lawrencebolt3540]

The UK needs to deal with its alcohol problem. A sober mind would never have left the EU

[@ChrisTenalach77777]

Haha, Brilliant

[@middleman9183]

@@ChrisTenalach77777 how?

[@ChrisTenalach77777]

@@middleman9183 stop drinking 🍻 dude so simply has that

[@Mishima505]

The checks on travellers between Hoek van Holland and Harwich are not transposed, however there are no customs facilities at Hoek van Holland which means customs checks have to be done in the passport queue which invariably causes delays when entering the Netherlands.

[@damianleah6744]

I voted to stay in because of one word “trade”. But being horrible to each other because you voted either way is ridiculous and the decisive politicians and the press have played everyone like an instrument.

[@trytellingthetruth.2068]

We have a free trade deal with the EU, so what's your problem?

[@MrShivshank]

same here in the states. ny times, wall street journal and the washington post all have high minded essays locked behind paywalls but there's an all you can eat garbage buffet on AM talk radio.

[@hugo2216]

Since Brexit, in fact last year UK hit record high numbers for LEGAL immigration so can't blame that.

[@RIO-wz8gq]

I voted for Brexit, massively regret it. If we voted again I would vote to remain in the EU

[@ybkseraph]

That will not happen unfortunately

[@middleman9183]

@@ybkseraph fortunately

[@Traewing]

The proof of the failure of Brexit is in currency rates (before Brexit) 2015 and today. In 2015, it took $1.58 in US dollars to equal 1 British Pound. Today $0.80 US cents equals 1 British Pound. This is something unheard of. The BP has almost dropped 50% in 8 years against the USD. The Euro against the BP always averaged around 1.30 Euro to 1 BP. So of Western economies the Euro ranked highest. Today, 1 US dollar is only 0.90 Euros. It may not have dawned on you guys but Brexit leaders sold you out to America and helped them become the Western economic power that Britain always was. And in exchange for it, America sold Britain the crappiest healthcare service ever. You guys don't know the half. And now with Britain separated from the EU, Britain will depend on the US for almost everything, as the EU upcharges you guys for everything else. Your best move is for rural voters who think like these callers to vote in labor party reps at a local level. Or it's just going to get worst. I feel so bad for you guys. Black folks in America saw this coming for you. But there was too much racism and hatred for anyone to listen. But that's what conservatives do (divide to rule). They lack the ability to rule and use cult politics to do nothing while they rule. When we saw you guys on Brexit, we were like this is not going to end well. Nigel Farage was on US television, selling you guys out to Big business as if your country was for sale. Honestly, why Meghan Markle had to go. Because under no circumstance would she have supported policies that would have allowed your country to bow a knee to America. As Americans, we know America.

[@kirramcdowell]

*everyone else saw this coming for them beside they themselves. Corrected that statement since agree otherwise.

[@MepzWorld]

"The best argument against democracy is a five minute conversation with the average voter."

[@davidpryle3935]

Who said that, the EU ?

[@ijsdrop]

@@davidpryle3935 Winston Churchill

[@davidpryle3935]

@@ijsdrop He probably said it after the 1945 general election 😂

[@MepzWorld]

@@davidpryle3935 attributed to Winston Churchill but apparently there's no evidence he said it.

[@davidpryle3935]

@@MepzWorld There’s many great quotes attributed to him. My own favourite is “I never knew water tasted so bad, with no whiskey in it” 🥃

[@ThePkb22]

It's much easier to sell a dream than the status quo. But dreams by definition, are not based on reality. However, the consequences are. Therein lies the story of Brexit and most revolutions...

[@grogscol]

OMFG she didn't have the intelligence to read The Guardian so she read's the Daily Mail. Now all the work is gone, I wonder why?

[@davidpeacock40]

The forgotten factor in this unmitigated dissaster is just how many people voted leave to register their protest against Cameron and Osbourne's vindictive austerity, some people could not bring themselves to vote with these ghouls little did they realise what was to come. Add to that triggered working class racism and a labour "leader" who is a lexiteer and we ended up with a narrow majority to commit a national act of self harm - history will not judge this period in British history well. For the record I voted remain and am now a committed rejoiner.

[@harrybacon419]

I have no sympathy for leave voters, especially those who have realised that they were wrong in voting for brexit. They are responsible for brexit and this is because they deliberately didn’t educate themselves about the brexit lies that they were told. These are crocodile tears from people who want social rehabilitation

[@mrts5057]

You don't have to read any of the papers to have a bit of logical common sense

[@69waveydavey]

Hats off to these people for having the integrity to admit they may have been wrong when so many of them are still convinced everything's going to be fantastic.

[@andrewglover9874]

We ALL know the tories are about lining their own(and their friends) pockets and are bald faced about it, thats why I blame the Labour Party for just kinda 'going-along-with-it'. They SHOULD have been the remainers, at least provide a coherent argument against Brexit.

[@Fannullone]

The labour party was with Corbyn at the helm who said a day after the referendum that UK should immediately invoke article 50, I was in a state of shock.

[@dramatish]

As a German with a distain for the arrogance of English people, I was estatic that they left the EU Because I knew I was going to hurt them badly. The arrogance that was displayed is bearing fruits now. I hope Scotland can get their independence and get back into the EU. We love the Scottish.

[@tn_onyoutube8436]

Wonderfully encapsulating why so many people voted for Brexit. Oh, the irony of a German calling any other nationality arrogant!

[@emersonplowright9783]

The pain in her voice🥲People should be held to account for the lies.

[@Elst07896]

What we need now is a televised debate. Rees-Mogg, Farage, Frost and Gove need to be asked this: 'After 7 years, what benefits have the UK enjoyed, or are enjoying under Brexit?' Note, I am not asking for ideas post-Brexit or for them to point us to alternative agreements or memberships: What benefits are we enjoying right now? There should also be a couple of EU members giving us their views on what the Union is like without the UK: Is it better off, or not? Would the EU accept us back? Does the EU want us back?! I want the The Four Horsemen to see, first hand, the despair the public is feeling after being lied to and manipulated into voting to leave the EU.

[@markwelch3564]

The Today program on Radio 4, 8:00 tonight, may interest you then 😁

[@elipa3]

We have a lot of benefits of brexit here in the EU.

[@Elst07896]

@@markwelch3564 I'm listening right now. First thoughts: I am staggered as to how detached Rees-Mogg is from reality. He keeps banging on about the £1.9Bn we no longer have to pay the EU but there's no mention of the thousands of businesses that have suffered since or because of Brexit. I'd like to ask him how much money the UK was making from the EU before we 'decided' to leave. He keeps banging on the laws that are or were implemented by Europe making out that the UK had no say in things. That simply isn't true. Weren't the UK integral to the decision making on all things EU? And as for his remarks that all the stats provided by the OBR were wrong is outrageous! I wasn't convinced. The Conservatives are in denial. The arguments that rejoining the EU won't fix the cracks in our economy before 2016 are preposterous. How is it that all the other major economies seem to be doing better that the UK? 😡😡😡

[@markwelch3564]

@Elston Bell I am planning to listen to it on catchup later. Sounds like it will be an _interesting_ one to look forward to!

[@paulbourguignon3632]

You should be aware that the Brexit result convinced me FOR ever that I don’t want my country France to leave EU. Even if I have a lot of critics about the way it works. And I feel for all the people in UK that voted for remain. Regards from France.

[@The_Phoenix_Saga]

Oh but had remain won, would you have any empathy for those who voted to leave? I rather doubt it. I look and I have to ask: what happened to the France that stood for something of itself? That in spite of the third reich's dominion, strove to defy until it's downfall? That rivaled even Britain in its success over the centuries? I say this as someone who admires self determination and respects self improvement, but France much like the rest of the EU members have now deluded themselves into manipulation - you've lost themselves and are losing your country: you're eating out of the palm of someone's hand like domesticated cattle, oblivious that one day the shepherd is going to start eating the herd. I voted to Leave on a number of principals; none of which I had to be "mislead" by others as that berk Verhofstadt would love to claim in his obsession with a United States of Europe; I want my nation's self respect back! And in that pursuit, just like in France and in others - the Uk still finds it's feet weighted down by the careerists opportunists who would rather remain in that failed bloc so that their bank balance can be bloated without any accountability or responsibility.

[@qubedoo3289]

I live in Holland and I love the EU. Can travel and work with so much ease within the EU. Don't need to change currency because we have the Euro, no exchange differences prices are clear and its relaxed.

[@feastguy101]

I know what you mean, seems everyone in the EU that wanted out got real quiet as the disaster became obvious. Vive la République, and cheers from Portugal! 🇵🇹🇪🇺🇫🇷

[@nigelbenn4642]

If you're obtuse enough to be gaslighted in something as simple as leaving the EU then you're obtuse enough to vote Tory when you're poor. Staggering about of ignorance.

[@richardvelthuis8001]

A referendum as an instrument for democracy, requires a smart, well informed electorate. The last never being the case inevitably leads to only one conclusion: never hold a referendum, certainly not on important complex issues.

[@verystripeyzebra]

It also requires well defined options. And for their not to have been several serious breaches of electoral law byvone side.

[@ActuallyDoubleGuitars]

Or educate people better.

[@endintiers]

Australia has referendums every 20 years or so, the questions are prepared carefully, the debate is controlled, the run-up is long (2 years?) and the result for change has to be a super-majority. Almost always the answer is 'no change'.

[@pharmacist5884]

I suggest a meritocracy, no democracy. Likewise if you choose the most popular man/woman to operate on you in a hospital, likewise the handsome gardener would be voted by popular voting to be the doctor in charge, just because of his/her looks and charisma and popularity....not because if the person in charge is qualified to do so.

[@James_36]

That must have to exclude graduates from thick universities who can’t tell you what their gender is 😂😂

[@olivierolivier6080]

that's the very reason why referenda are quite dangerous....

[@robertnorman4306]

I remember boris johnson saying so many hospitals we can build .where are they😮👎

[@Adamnlaw]

Let's just hope they learn their lessons and stop following what newspapers tell them to.

[@jeffsimon9594]

Particularly The Guardian

[@chatham43]

....I'm sure they will take heed of your comments....😊😊

[@laurencematthews6907]

Truth of the matter is English people wanted for foreigners out so they voted brexit but forgot that foreigners built this country