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@mtracey But hang on - media elite has sustained anti-EU sentiment for 30 yrs unless you somehow count Rothermere Murdoch etc as non-elite.

@Mje51 There can be fractures within the elite but broadly speaking Remain was favored by the UK's political, cultural, and media elite

@mtracey I just don't buy that as a record of last 30 years. How much more "elite" can you get than Johnson, Murdoch, Telegraph, Moore, etc.

@Mje51 You deny that Remain had the support of a vast majority of political, cultural, and economic elites?

@mtracey Yes I do. The word "elite" doesn't mean "reads the Guardian."

@Mje51 That's not what I'm taking it to mean.

@mtracey then I think we're lost cos it sure sounds like it.

@mtracey @Juzwik Some Elites want #Brexit, some don't. But the poor will suffer more with #Brexit.

@meNabster @mtracey @Juzwik Have you heard some Brits blame everything on foreigners who choose to make the UK their home? SMH.

@TanyaKasim @mtracey @Juzwik That's divide and conquer intox PR from the Tory #Murdoch team and @TheSun newspaper.

@wavemich43 @meNabster @TanyaKasim @mtracey @Juzwik @TheSun Not just there, the. Mail . Telegraph,.etc

@Casper10666 @wavemich43 @TanyaKasim @mtracey @Juzwik @TheSun At the last minute, the Mail supported #Remain after decades of bigotry.

@meNabster @Casper10666 @TanyaKasim @mtracey @Juzwik @TheSun never read the rag nor the scum aka sun

@mtracey Some truth to that. However, those ordinary people let demagogues fool them into hitting at the scapegoat EU instead of the Tories.

@graygoods Now the real campaign against the Tories can begin. Much was on hold due to the unique circumstances of the referendum.

@mtracey Labour supporters who voted Leave acted like shooting their own leg off to get rid of an infected toe. 8-/

@mtracey You may think the shortterm advantage against the Tories outweighs the serious longterm consequences. I don't think so. 8-/

@graygoods I think the short-term disadvantages are likely outweighed by the long-term advantages. EU falling apart in any case.

@mtracey You appear to me like yet another US journo who has no real clue about EU issues. Are you even aware Corbyn is in dire straits now?

@graygoods Thanks, I'm familiar with EU issues. Corbyn has faced a mutiny since last Sept. He still has support from Labour rank-and-file.