Week 3: What are some of the perceived reasons for Britain wanting to leave the European Union in the 2016 Referendum?
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Thursday 23rd June 2016 saw the UK leave the EU in a voted referendum.
"It's vital to understand that Brexit was a vote against the British elite. Voters thought politicians, business leaders, and intellectuals had lost their right to control the system."
It was an unforgettable day for all, distinctly the world of politics and of course the future of globalisation. With the ‘in’ and ‘out’
votes being almost equally divided, it is interesting to explore the diverse
campaigns as a media scholar looking in judging the effects that the vote
casted upon a globalised society.
It is important to look at how newspapers affected the
publics voting judgement, as particular tabloids such as The Sun, The Mirror
and The Daily Mail evidently expressed opinions to leave. It would appear that
these newspapers used their demographic input in order to courier the out vote,
with even using miniscule elements such as blue, red and white font colours to
symbolize the British union jack. The aftermath of the results found The Sun’s
headline to be a play on words ‘BeLEAVE In Britain’, which ultimately creates a
comical and amusing surface toward the vote which 48% saw as a negative result.
It also suggests that these certain newspapers believe the UK can function as
its own country.
It can been argued that the result was caused by differential voting patterns amongst young and older voters. According to online sources, only 64% of the 'young' people aged 18–24 voted, in comparison to 90% of eligible individuals over 65 who used their vote. It would seem acceptable to suggest that if 100% of the young voters used their vote, the result of the UK referendum may have ended with an alternative result. It would appear that more education of politics and voting should arguably be made compulsory within schools as it is said that the younger people are the generation with which Brexit will affect.
It can be argued that the aftermath of the referendum, which came in at 52% to 48% in favour to leave, could affect global media in terms of attitudes surrounding culture and race. Britain is infamously known as a multicultural society, could the aftermath of Brexit change this type of society?It can been argued that the result was caused by differential voting patterns amongst young and older voters. According to online sources, only 64% of the 'young' people aged 18–24 voted, in comparison to 90% of eligible individuals over 65 who used their vote. It would seem acceptable to suggest that if 100% of the young voters used their vote, the result of the UK referendum may have ended with an alternative result. It would appear that more education of politics and voting should arguably be made compulsory within schools as it is said that the younger people are the generation with which Brexit will affect.
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