In spite
of receiving £60m worth of subsidies from the EU every year, the people of
Cornwall voted 57-43 to leave. Europe contributed to a whole swathe of things – such as the Eden Project, education, broadband, and other infrastructure in the county.
To
considerable derision from those had voted to stay, within
hours of the referendum result, Cornwall’s representatives were rattling the
begging bowl demanding that they should not lose the EU subsidies they had just
voted to get rid of.
Apparently
they were relying on assurances from leading Brexiters that they would not lose
out if they opted to kill the golden goose. It is not clear on what authority
Boris, Fox, Leadsom and co gave these promises.
Perhaps
the Cornish should now ask them to have a whip round. After all, however the rest of us may have suffered, they have done very nicely out of Brexit. It might also be worth approaching
the 5 local MPs who campaigned to leave.
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