Nov. 1, 2018, 4:22 p.m.
PEOPLE'S VOTE MARCH
In addition to the topic of last week, demonstrations took place on the agenda in England. We had an interview with a guest living in England who is a British citizen. We continue with our interview as a complementary process for the last week's subject. We wish you a pleasant reading.
How long do you live in England and tell us a little about yourself?
I have been living in England for 14 years and have been a UK citizen for 9 years. I vote. My future plans for the country, as a married and a mother have two children, concern me quite closely. I worked in the financial sector before I had a child. My first visit to this country was in 1999. In those years, the existence of a socialist order which was trying to survive was clearly felt, even though it was acting almost like a right-wing party in the general decisions of the workers' party which is in-charge the government. There were progressive studies in the fields of health and education, and in general, there was an understanding that embraced foreigners and other cultures. I remember that it was the cultural colour that attracted me.
Why are you against Brexit?
For me, the most painful part of Brexit is the loss of the rights to freedom of movement from the hands of young and future generations. The country's economy and service sector suffered after European workers left the country after the Brexit.
Britain, so far, has benefited from a lot of science funds from the European Union. These opportunities will no longer be. After the Brexit, great losses in the social and economic areas began to live. In the last ten years, since the right-wing parties come to power, in direct proportion to the deterioration of the economy, I personally feel that a foreigner-disguised attitude is exhibited. The right-wing structure, at every opportunity, while ignoring the value added to the country's economy of foreigners, especially from Europe and the value of the people working here, they pay attention to this group's social rights as a result of the withdrawal policies, the public began to see a clear ethnocentrism. The increase in nationalism and its acceptance in the society with the Brexit will be a threat to cultural wealth.
As we all know, Brexit support votes were high in the first referendum, but today we see that the proportion of Anti-Brexit is very high. Do you think that this difference of opinion creates a differentiation in daily life?
The biggest chasm that could be seen in the community was opened with the big shock experienced immediately after the referendum. Family relationships and friendships were damaged more than ever. Until the referendum, the English people, which we can call apolitical, expressed their political thoughts. For months, the tension caused by the referendum results, the hopelessness of the future and the demoralization of the future. Still, this gap between the people is not closed. Even the supporters of the separation did not expect the decision to leave the ballot. The next 150 days is a very critical period. In the meantime, I hope that the government will accelerate the work of non-governmental organizations and will play a challenging role in the implementation of the right decisions regarding Brexit.
What kind of activities are carried out by civil society organizations and other organizations, can you tell us a little as you know?
The biggest civil society movement in response to the wrong decisions of the government in the Brexit agreements was the march in London on October 20, under the name of People’s Vote. There were around 700,000 attendees, and it was the biggest reaction since the protest against the Blaire Cabinet's decision to join the Gulf War. At the same time, I have closely followed the civil society organization “38 degrees” which has 400,000 members. This organization supports social campaigns, collects signatures, and communicates with the MPs. It is a community based on transparency and has undergone many good changes since it was founded. During this year's budget preparations, it has put pressure on the government by organizing many signature campaigns and has had five good decisions within the budget. These are important contributions, although not very large. He played an active role in the Social Health System annually by paying 27.6 million pounds, improving the economic conditions of the working parents and disabled citizens, introducing the obligation to pay digital income tax to the Amazon, and making decisions regarding the improvement of the pension funds.
Finally, do you have what you want to add?
Britain is on the road to losing many of the advantages of being a member of the European Community with the decision to quit membership. This decision is at the wrong time, the wrong decision. The European Community has an intricate structure and a unique interior structure. There are many European Union special subsidies lost due to the mismanagement of the governments in the past. British people are paying the penalty of the incompetence of the past administration with their Brexit decision. There were a lot of people who voted for Brexit, just because that they hated David Cameron who supported the continuation of the European Union membership. The powers that supported separation also risked the interests of the entire country for their own little interests. Prior to the referendum, the supporters of Brexit used propaganda and tactics used by the Nazis and lied in plenty and made empty promises. They lied a lot and made empty promises. In this country, with the 2016 referendum, there was a kind of a fascist coup.
Interviewer: Demet Ekin DORUK - Guest: Zehra SHAKESPEARE
All photos created by Zehra SHAKESPEARE.
