The referendum was not called because the EU refused to play ball. Let us remember that cameron is not an effective statesman. he's a privelidged $#@!, who surrounded himself with yes men, schoolfriends, and people who's world view was his.
He was not able to be master of his own party, let alone an effective pm or representative of the UK.
He cultivated an image that appeared to make him electable. Even this wasn't very good, he couldn't even win an election against gordon brown ffs. Which shows everything was style without substance.
He then half arsedly (as he does with most stuff) has a bit of a chat with the EU, then returns and calls the referendum on a whim to prove how right he $#@!ing is, as he's always right. Plus, he believes it will give him a mandate for the country, and most importantly it will give him a mandate within his own party, which in reality the conservatives have been divided on europe for decades, and he hoped to quell that one.
Spectacular failure on every front, from someone who is a failure as a human being. This whole process, and a lot of what has happened since has never been about the best interests of the country, or even about the will of the people. Start to finish it has been about self interest of specific individuals in the conservative party. May didn't learn from any of that, being the candidate not as bad as everyone else (but no good as a candidate) to obtain the leadership. Sham GE which also backfires, and then getting into bed shamefully with the DUP shows her self interest. Everything boris does is based on self interest. Gove has consistently acted in his own self interest. Liam fox manages to come out of the wilderness based on self interest (and possibly adam werrity's self interest too). I mean that $#@!er should have never been allowed to resume political life given his conflicts of interest, yet is all ok! rees mogg has used it to develop his own cult status, and so on.
As a result, we've got racism and hate crime on a constant rise. People are dying earlier, in manners which are preventable owing to the shocking self interested policies that cameron and co have put into place. Everyone hates each other, as we are either remainers or brexiteers. The labour party, to their shame, have engaged in their own petty squabbles and their own self interests far too frequently throughout this whole debacle.
This whole thing has been about some rich peoples self interests. Quite a contradiction to his strapline of "we're all in this together. We are now, cos of you, you $#@!ing $#@!. You used the country for your own interests, and accept no accountability or responsibility, and it highlights how $#@!ing contradictory and full of lies you were, and that set the tone for everything subsequent.
It's a disgrace. It has never, ever been about the EU, and it still isn't. All this is about squabbles within the conservative party. The whole UK is going to suffer as a result of these squabbles. Not one thing have they done as part of this that has actually beein in the national interest.
