Reasons given in 2016, own words by prominent Leave supporters. You can decide if the future is turning out how they said it would. I don't feel richer, or like my democracy is revitalised. I feel less in control than ever. Do you feel secure & stable today? But I guess I would say that as Metropolitan elite.
Aaron Banks [the Treasury estimate £4,300 per year per household] ""... is a bargain basement price for the restoration of national independence and safe, secure borders." (same grilling where he said the median national income was £45k).
James Dyson "If, as David Cameron suggested, they imposed a tariff of 10 per cent on us, we will do the same in return. ... would make us around £18.5bn better off each year if we left the EU."
Farage "Leaving the European Union would revitalise our democracy and mean that the big decisions were made by us instead of for us."
Boris Johnson We can be like Canada
Roger Bootle ...an exit from the EU means blue skies ahead for the U.K.... increases in output and competitiveness...."There will probably be calls to EU referendums in other EU countries, most likely Holland and Sweden," he said. "Brexit could [trigger] another bout of euro zone crisis involving possibly Italy or Greece or both."
M-Gove ... the EU’s policies have become a source of instability and insecurity...We can get rid of the regulations which big business uses to crush competition and instead support new start-up businesses and creative talent.
Kate Hoey "to win a brighter, hopeful future"
JH Brewer Don't trust the EU
Tim Martin the euro is doomed to failure... the EU is a “quasi-religious” project rather than an economic one, ... free trade and immigration policies should be handled by sovereign British government. (where he also says he wants free movement of labour, though)
Julie Birchill The EU is anti-feminist (since then, she admits she just enjoys the chaos)