Chapter 834 A complicated situation

Barron once reviewed his past life memories and considered why the Brexit referendum in the UK was ultimately successful.

It can be said that there are many reasons. It started as a trickle, then quickly became a continuous stream, and finally ended in a flood. Before that, Cameron actually really wanted to stay in the EU, but just wanted to use the "Brexit referendum" as a tool to win votes in 2013...

According to his thinking at the time, he could use it to gain public support after his successful election - the British people at the time were full of disgust with the EU's immigration policy and refugee sharing policy - and to resolve the pressure of domestic Eurosceptics...

In addition, Cameron also hoped to use "Brexit" as a tool to reach a new "Remain in the EU" agreement with the EU.

Unexpectedly, the Cameron government lost control of the matter in the end, and the "Brexit" camp overwhelmed the "Remain in the EU" camp, accidentally backfiring.

This was definitely not the result that Cameron's government had hoped for. He had hoped that the Brexit referendum would extend his political life, but it ended up ruining it. After the Brexit vote was successful, Cameron resigned as prime minister.

One of the main reasons for the success of the Brexit vote was that the camp that advocated Britain staying in the EU kept warning that Brexit would have a negative impact on the economy, but it had the opposite effect.

Experts including the International Monetary Fund, the Confederation of British Industry, and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development all spoke out, warning of the impact of Brexit on economic growth, rising unemployment, a fall in the pound, and other consequences...

But many British people feel that they have not gained any economic benefits from Britain's 50-year membership in the European Union...

And in response to the warnings issued by so many institutions, politicians, and elites about the consequences of Brexit, the people who are accustomed to believing in conspiracy theories, on the contrary, think that these classes have interests in "staying in the EU" and have made such statements...

In fact, even if there are too many reasons that led to the success of the Brexit referendum, it is undeniable that the important reason is that Britain had joined the European Union for nearly half a century before that.

The Brexit referendum at this time itself makes it easier for the public to be persuaded by the Brexit camp - the Brexit camp can paint a lot of pie for the public, even if some of them may not be implemented, but they are very tempting, such as -

At that time, a very tempting propaganda for the Brexit camp was that "leaving the EU will free up an additional 350 million pounds per week for the UK's national health care system"!

The reason for this statement is that if all the fees that the UK needs to pay to the EU are used in the national health care system, it will get additional funds...

It is undeniable that this statement is the kind of political slogan that those campaigns dream of: impactful, easy to understand, and can attract voters of different ages and political beliefs.

It is no surprise that the "Brexit camp" chose to print this slogan on the body of the bus they used for street propaganda.

But in fact, this statement does not stand up to scrutiny.

This figure is calculated using the total number of objections raised by the Treasury Special Committee - the British Economic Bureau said the figure is potentially misleading.

Unfortunately, this did not weaken the influence of this statement, because the public likes this tempting argument, but few people think deeply about its authenticity.

Polls show that this statement has won some people, and 350 million pounds has become the only number that has left the most impressive impression in the campaign - many people believe that the money that Britain pays to the EU as a member of the EU should be spent on Britain.

Therefore, in essence, since the vast majority of British people have been living in the EU, the benefits of Britain's existence in the EU, such as providing a broader market for British companies, being able to attract European talents more conveniently, etc., are not intuitive, and cannot impress the public with specific figures such as 350 million pounds. Therefore, these have been taken for granted...

Instead, they only see that because it is a member of the EU, Britain needs to pay benefits to the EU, including the need to accept many immigrants, etc., which are considered to be harmful to the interests of all British people.

So in the final analysis, such a decision on whether to leave the EU at the national level should not be made by ordinary people who are easily influenced by propaganda, but by think tank elites...

Just like if you use all your funds to buy a company's stocks, do you want the company's major decisions to be decided by all employees through voting, or by those with rich management experience?

It can be said that the West, including European countries, has been too eager to pursue the so-called "democratic system" of ordinary people's participation, coupled with the complex political ecology of Britain, which ultimately led to the realization of the Brexit referendum, which also made the whole of Britain pay a painful price.

In Barron's view, instead of striving to make the "Remainers" win in the Brexit referendum, the better choice is to directly avoid the "Brexit referendum"!

This requires him to continue to increase his control within the Conservative Party and the Labour Party to prevent Cameron from taking risks for votes in the end.

In fact, not only the "Brexit referendum", but also the referendum on Scottish independence, are the results of these politicians making promises at the risk of seeking support for relevant votes.

Sometimes, knowing that the national strength of Britain is continuously weakening, their politicians are still constantly committing suicide, which is indeed very helpless.

But what can be done? For his own interests, Barron can only try his best to maintain the dignity of Britain.

When these things can no longer be maintained, he can only choose to put his industry in a safer place with more development potential...

This result is naturally what he does not want to see.

In the final analysis, although he currently has an influence on many British politicians that cannot be ignored.

But these people will value his opinions, but it is impossible for them to really obey him completely.

More of a cooperative relationship between them, each of them has their own interests, and these demands, in many cases, are not able to reach a consensus.

Just like he can suggest Cameron and Johnson to implement some policies, but if it really concerns their political life, or even more important interests, then contradictions will arise, and I am afraid that this "harmonious" relationship cannot be maintained.

Relatively speaking, Cameron is already a relatively rational politician, while Johnson is more difficult to control.

However, within the Conservative Party, Johnson's relationship with Cameron is still in the "honeymoon" period, and he is also Cameron's most important supporter and ally.

Therefore, how to prevent Johnson from losing control of Brexit in the end, he still needs long-term planning and strategy.

These politicians are very sensitive to many situations. Barron can certainly support others, such as cultivating Joe Harriman to gain more status and power.

But when Johnson realizes this trend, I am afraid he will soon form a "centrifugal force", and his relationship with Barron will begin to become subtle.