It is very unfortunate the UK has opted for Brexit. The voting statistics indicate quite clearly that the people most responsible for withdrawal from the EU are the English, especially the older generation, because England represents just over 80% of the total UK population. It was a vote dictated by ego and emotion. Some of the older population have openly said they are English, not European, and England is the land of hope and glory. It is rather unfortunate that they could not discard the old nostalgic attitude that they were the rulers of third of the world. They have divided the country right down the middle between the old and the young, for 75% of the young voted to remain within the EU.
Just as all parents try their best for a better and brighter future for their children the duty of the older generation is to do the same for the younger generation. But they have done exactly the opposite. They have voted for not only to separate UK from Europe but also for its disintegration. Instead of working together for the common good of all Europeans including the British they have restarted the old age conflict between the Scots and the English and conflict of self-interest between England and the rest of Europe. The economic impact predicted by almost all experts in the field has already raised its ugly head.
Jatindra Saha
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