In this Brexit vote, the poor turned on an elite who ignored them

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A victory for Middle England!

English shires and northern heartlands led Britain out of the European Union

Despite Britain's biggest cities backing a Remain vote at yesterday's historic…

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Daily Mail

This was a triumph for the decent, forgotten folk of Britain

RICHARD LITTLEJOHN: The day the quiet people stood up and roared

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"They talk about council estates as though they’re slums."

In this Brexit vote, the poor turned on an elite who ignored them

The neglected suddenly discovered they could use their EU referendum…

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• 'If you've got money, you vote in ... if you haven't got money, you vote out' Brexit is about more than the EU: it’s about class, inequality, and voters feeling excluded from politics. So how do we even begin to put Britain the right way up? THE GUARDIAN · 13,358 次分享

shire 

Pronunciation: /ˈʃʌɪə/ 

NOUN

1British A county, especially in England.

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1.1(the Shires)Used in reference to parts of England regarded as strongholds of traditional rural culture, especially the rural Midlands.

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1.2historical An administrative district in medieval times ruled jointly by an alderman and a sheriff.

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2Australian A rural area with its own elected council.

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Origin

Old English scīr 'care, official charge, county', of Germanic origin.

council estate

noun

BRITISH

1. an area of houses built and rented out to tenants by a local council.