A clear majority of the British public now believes Brexit has been bad for the UK economy, has driven up prices in shops, and has hampered government attempts to control immigration, according to a landmark poll by Opinium to mark the third anniversary of the UK fully leaving the EU single market and customs unions.

The survey of more than 2,000 UK voters also finds strikingly low numbers of people who believe that Brexit has been of benefit to them or the country.

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Yup, you’re a real hero with your populism. Look how great that turned out.

People these days treat democracy like a damned religion instead of a system of governance. Turns out though that complex decisions often benefit from expertise instead of letting the lowest common denominator decide.

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the lowest common denominator

Wow. Careful, your hat might blow off at those elevated heights you inhabit.

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Because it turned out so damn well for the UK when they did let the average person decide on policy that they have no fucking clue about, didn’t it?

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let the average person decide on policy that they have no fucking clue about

Aren’t the people in parliament, who usually decide on policy, the average person?

Edit: fascinated by the downvotes

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the lowest common denominator

How’s the weather up there in your ivory tower?

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I suppose when you are down in a dank shitty hole of your own making, normal sunlight and open ground must seem like an ivory tower.

Would you like me to let down a rope ladder for you?

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