Greg Walter, from Winchester, says he feels betrayed as he and his partner are struggling to get visas to live in Italy

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    2 years ago

    “People who had second homes in Europe, or planned to buy one, were never given the correct information on the vote outcome.”

    Or they lived in a dream land where they thought rules wouldn’t apply to them.

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      “It should only hurt those pesky immigrants, not us white folks”

      I want to add an /s, but I’m pretty sure this is the actual thought process for a good percentage of Brexiteers.

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      I mean, looking at information for any other country outside the EU would have given them an idea of what to expect.

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      12 days ago

      I got so angry reading that quote.

      Fucking moron. He was absolutely given correct information. Many, many people tried very hard to give him the correct information. Even his wife voted against Brexit because she listened to those same people. He just preferred to believe an obvious pack of thieves and liars rather than the people pointing out well-researched facts.