I regret the way I voted.

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After a long day reading Facebook (didn't announce on there that I'd voted out), colleagues talking and family (who do know how I voted) complaining, I really wish I'd voted to remain.

I read a few bullet point articles and felt swayed by the amount of money were were paying to the EU. But I feel as though I'd partly not researched enough and also believed the hype.

Seeing the pound falling and friends worried for their jobs etc, I feel as though I've done something really bad. In fact, I'm sure I have.

Does anyone else regret the way they voted, whichever way that was?

I voted remain, no regrets. The leave vote has already started to have a nasty impact on my industry, with four small companies that I know of being shuttered due to European investors pulling out due to Brexit clauses in the funding contracts, and lots of EU staff looking to relocate in EU countries, which will exacerbate the skill shortage and companies' ability to take on projects.

Some of the bigger companies are murmuring about closing the UK branches and 'redistributing their assets' in their German and French sister companies.

Fun times.

Nope 2muchcrap - People are going to be out of jobs soon at one of the countries most elite Universities, becuase there's not going to be any more need for the administration staff.
We've had many worried meetings about it already.

Not asking you to take my word for it loletta just stating that I don't regret my vote and why.

The people in Wales have screwed themselves over. They will suffer the most- there will be no eu money coming to their aid.

Oh well.

Apparently, a few months of problems, then it will be fine

Quite helmet ....it's a real failing of the remain campaign that those in regions which were huge net recipients of EU aid (Wales, Cornwall, the North) were oblivious to that until it was too late

Do you honestly think that the Welsh are so stupid that they didn't know about the EU money they receive?

Is it a failing of the campaign or of the voters who chose to ignore the remain arguments?

Where has all this information come from now that wasn't there before?

Not the remainers, no.

My response was to pebbles, not you helmet.

I do think the remain campaign has to carry some of the responsibility. It felt very half hearted, and never really seemed to recognise how big a possibility a "leave" win could be

It was an argument I often saw pre referendum - they tell us where to spend this money. Yes, they tell us to spend it on our poor, we seemingly have to be told to do this. I hope that this won't be proven true, I really do.

I voted leave and did tons of research and don't regret it.

Pickled pears, I am not being deliberately obtuse here but I just can't see how this improves the prospects for your local children? What do you think is now going to happen?

I researched things presented as 'facts' and determined on balance that we as a nation were better placed economically, socially, scientifically and ecologically to remain.

Unfortunately many people took information at face value. It takes moments to look things up and I'm quite shocked that so many people did not take the time to make an informed decision over something so critical.

To clarify, I say "informed decision" in as much as checking the facts to support their leanings.

So, pickledpears, how do you think your future is going to be better leaving the EU, as you're the biggest beneficiary of EU structural funds. Jesus wept. And how are people losing jobs in the south east and therefore not going to be able to pay their taxes going to help your children. Glad you're talking about just your children. I was talking about everyone in GB's children. Do u really think the Tory government is going to put more structural funds into Wales than the EU have? Or improve workers' rights. Or put more money into the NHS. Or address environmental concerns. Hahaha

Justaskingnottelling - Not to mention how its going to affect my child when its born, Half English, half Danish.

How many families are going to be ripped apart that way?

Without going into depth because I can't be bothered with another bun fight, myself and those I know who voted leave hope to see a return of industry and manufacturing to our towns. We lost so many due to EU funding encouraging them to move elsewhere in the eu.

There's also the lack of housing, school places and the impact on the NHS of uncapped immigration with no increase in our public services/ infrastructure to meet demand.

I voted to leave and have no regrets, thanks.

The poorest will suffer the most. So unless you are in the comfortable middle classes with plenty of money to ride out the rescission, prepare for pain. As usual, children with rich parents will be fine, while the less privileged will fall lower down the ladder. With no NHS. HURRAH!

justasking my concern is not just for my children. I've moved from my hometown because I knew there was no future for them there. My point was everyone is now crowing about the children's futures yet the children in the Welsh valleys and other former industrial towns have had no future prospects for decades yet nobody cared about that.

We are well aware of what the EU has given us. All well and good building new roads (which would have been built anyway) and providing grants to refurbish delapitated buildings, but it's jobs we need.

pickledpears I look forward to seeing industry return to impoverished towns in the UK.

I'm just wondering who is going to be opening these factories, what they will be making, who they will be selling these products to, how much they will be paying the workers in them and what the nature of the employment contracts will be.

You've just made finding a job for the younger generation even harder Pickles

Well, think of us all in Scotland.
Thanks to yesterdays vote we have another sodding Referendum to go through.
Less than 2 years after the last 'once in a generation' Referendum.

I don't think so potato, not in Wales at least.

Patty the Welsh government have already said they are committed to investing in manufacturing plants, providing factories etc over the next few years.

As for wages and employment contracts the UK exceeds the EU minimum standards afaik.

Oh you hope to see more investment in manufacturing and industry. Ok. And how's that going to happen? Who's going to invest? And if, as you say, companies get incentives to move from Wales to other countries by the EU, how's it going to help when we're not even in the EU? How can we argue for better treatment? It's no good having less pressure on NHS and schools if we don't have the taxes to pay for it because the entire economy is shot to pieces.