Quick takes : Nottingham Together ,28 June 2016

Here’s a look back at yesterday’s rally organised by the People’s Assembly in Nottingham in the wake of the success of the Leave campaign in last week’s EU referendum. Unfortunately it seems as if the decision to leave the EU was influenced by a xenophobic mindset nationally in the wake of recent austerity , and it is precisely this which is being protested here to good effect.

A disturbing trend seems to be the sheer lack of understanding and knowledge of the EU , and this country’s role in it – along with a xenophobic outlook from a disenfranchised (and neglected) working class , which seems to have played a large part in the success of the Leave campaign and it is this which is being protested here.

On a personal level , and without straying too far into the realms of political commentary I wasn’t convinced by the Leave campaign (and frankly disgusted too at some of their tactics) – and having been helped personally with this venture through ERDF funding from EU there I chose to vote remain.