Both Trump (#MakeAmericaGreatAgain) and the Vote Leave campaign (#takebackcontrol) speak to visceral fears of change and uncertainty and the experience of loss. What makes the forecasted “leave” vote so dramatic is that nearly every official body, national and international, has lined up the other way. The “remain” campaign started with a handicap — the EU with its acronyms, arcane processes and unaccountable bureaucrats has never been lovable to the British. The “leave” voters picked different scapegoats: EU regulations, low-wage immigrant workers and the previous Labour government. The referendum is not really about Europe or at least it isn’t just about Europe.

Source: National Post June 14, 2016 15:56 UTC