campaign: The more reproachful version has become: Why are you doing this to us Washington Capitol Hill legend, Tip O'Neill, once said all politics is local . True enough, but rarely the whole truth, according to The Guardian. The campaign for Brexit – British exit – feeds on decades-old, homegrown resentments. A month ago it was: Your referendum, it will be OK, yes But a run of opinion polls showing the campaign to leave ahead of opponents who want to stay in by up to 10%, has forced a change of tone as the 23 June ballot looms. Real or imagined, they include nostalgia for imperial certainties and for pre-globalised jobs for life, plus resentment of immigrants and of rules imposed by unelected courts and commissions in Brussels. Take back control is Brexit catch-all slogan, designed to appeal to both social isolationists and blue-water buccaneers. Such are the demons said to restrain national sovereignty or free market spirits.
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