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Re:Poor public transport explains the UK’s productivity puzzle by GordonS on Sunday April 07, 2019 @02:31PM (#19598863)
> Well obviously enough thought it was the right option

While I voted remain, I agree that we have to respect the outcome of the vote. But politicians on both sides told lies and half-truths, and many voters really didn't know what they were voting for - and of course some were simply ignorant, whipped up into a xenophobic frenzy by the tabloid press. The whole things has been a shambles, and demonstrates just how fucked up out political landscape is.

> That how government works. You have the main party in power and the official opposition that tries to block bills it doesn't agree with.

That's not how it's working though - my point is that Labour will block bills based on political points scoring, not because they actually disagree with the bill.

While Labour is not in power you won't get anything out of them about what they would actually do in this or that situation - they refuse to have an opinion on anything (but will invariably spout "well, we've been very clear"), and seem to exist to heckle the Conservatives

Re:Poor public transport explains the UK’s productivity puzzle by AntiTechTechie on Sunday April 07, 2019 @02:44PM (#19598969)
> ...and of course some were simply ignorant, whipped up into a xenophobic frenzy by the tabloid press.

Are you saying that those who voted to leave because of immigration issues were ignorant of what they were voting for?

Re:Poor public transport explains the UK’s productivity puzzle by GordonS on Sunday April 07, 2019 @03:01PM (#19599114)
Some, not all of them of course.

But some believe any old shit that vile hate rags like the Daily Mail bombard them with - let's not pretend that xenophobia and ignorance don't exist among voters in the UK.

Re:Poor public transport explains the UK’s productivity puzzle by AntiTechTechie on Sunday April 07, 2019 @03:16PM (#19599213)
> ...vile hate rags like the Daily Mail

What about from the GOV.UK website? [1]

[1] https://www.ethnicity-facts-figures.service.gov.uk/crime-jus...

Re:Poor public transport explains the UK’s productivity puzzle by GordonS on Sunday April 07, 2019 @04:27PM (#19599624)
You apparently believe this data somehow proves your point... which in a roundabout way, kind of proves mine.

The data you've linked to doesn't give any figures for immigrants - presumably most of the people of Black, Asian and Mixed ethnicities are actually British.