Ok, I'll bite. I usually hide these threads because of the amount of nastiness from each side to the other.
My parents voted in the referendum to join the Common Market, I've no idea how they voted,
The U.K. did vote to join the Common Market. It was sold to them that it would be much easier to trade with Europe. I'm not sure if it was clear that the U.K. couldn't trade with a country outside of Europe. And would have massive trade restrictions against companies that tried to do this.
There was no vote in the U.K. to set up a European Parliament, however it was set up and the European Parliament spends about €60k every month to move the governance of the EU from Brussels to Strasbourg. Every fucking month. There was also no vote to agree this.
The accounts of the EU Governmental departments have never been signed off by a professional accounting company. The corruption in the EU Government is too big and too toxic for any reputable company to get involved with.
My personal moment to vote Leave was. The lightbulbs. Yep, I know it sounds daft. The changeover from high energy bulbs to lower energy ones, was a great idea, but those low energy ones had mercury in them. A minuscule amount, there were scare stories everywhere and the stories weren't true. but it staggered me that a Government could push the orthodoxy that these light bulbs are better, when they clearly were not. How many people recycle lightbulbs correctly. So now all these 'Green' lightbulbs will end up in landfill. So that means Mercury in landfill. Not good for the environment.
I'm not bothered about immigration, the U.K. was grown by people from other countries and cultures, it's an island ffs. Thousands of people have migrated to th U.K. in the hope of a better life. And I hope they achieve their aspirations.
So that's my answer.