This blog is mostly about knitting. But the referendum is so important that I have to write something about it. Hearing the result yesterday morning was shocking and deeply depressing. It seems that we are irrevocably committed to a disaster that will unfold over the next months and years. I imagine that the other voters in the 48% who wanted to stay in the EU feel much the same way. It's dreadful.
That's it. Back to knitting.
Thank you for expressing this. I made the mistake of staying up all night on Thursday to follow the results. I'll never forget the moment when the feelings of ominous dismay became horrified certainty as David Dimbleby announced that 'remain' now had no chance of winning. I'm 65 and still trying to process the fact that so many of my generation were willing to mess with our grandchildren's future. Thank goodness for my current knitting project which involves a bit of texture and a bit of colourwork - just enough to keep me focussed, but not too complicated for me to lose concentration in my current state of mind.
ReplyDeleteYes, we do.
ReplyDeleteI live in the States and now that the British Pound has fallen in value, I could finally afford to purchase tons of your wool yarn if only I were gainfully employed! I think it will all settle out in a positive way. I think the world population that are not big business owners are tired of globalization and the inherent rules and regulations. I caught one of your citizens talking about the EU's regulations on some family-run slaughter houses and the rules and regulations that were putting them out of business and I really empathized with her. My grandfather once said "if it ain't broke, don't fix it." My government is wanting to sign-on to the TPP - the Trans-Pacific-Partnership and I am worried that it will bring down our quality of life and products that we will have for purchase. We shall see. I wish you and your country all the best in the coming times.
ReplyDeleteRichard in Charlotte, North Carolina, USA.
Deeply disappointing. Our family consider ourselves to be European as well as British--all of our children have lived, worked and/or studied in Europe. Will our grandchildren have the same opportunities as easily? Our dear friends in European countries are keeping us going, but we are bereft.
ReplyDeleteI also try to stay happy on my blog. But I am still in a state of shock. I wake up each morning and it hits me like a ton of bricks. I feel so sorry for my daughter and her friends who are just starting out in the world. Now we have to pick up the pieces and make the best of things.
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Thank you for sharing your feelings. I feel like I have turned my back on my fellow Europeans. I am devastated and cannot see how this will all turn out. I stopped knitting a few months ago, but I'm knitting furiously now.
ReplyDeleteI feel people have manipulated by feud in the Tory party. Not helped by lukewarm leadership elsewhere. Sad times .
ReplyDeleteYup, I too feel we're walking into a disaster. Knitting is some consolation.
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