time place: Nearly 60 per cent of the British capital residents voted to remain in the European Union in a referendum on June 23, according to CBC. But the rest of the U.K. disagreed, with the exceptions of Scotland and Northern Ireland, as well as several cities not far from London. And so London feels this summer, lost in a post-Brexit haze. Brexit chaos leaves behind 'a leaderless state'Brexit vote a sign U.K. 'longing for a time and place that never was' The anger on the streets felt in those early days after the vote has dissipated somewhat, aided by the fact that most politicians exited stage left on holiday shortly afterwards and that the start date for exit talks with the EU remains unfixed. "I was really surprised by the decision when I woke up on the day after the vote," says Tim Streeter, a banker who works in London financial district. "But, you know, life hasn't really changed so much at the moment, so I think people are picking themselves up after the vote, and the next step is going to be all with the negotiations that might happen." It a vote that sticks in the craw of most Londoners, running contrary to their own sense of identity in a city that has prided itself on its cosmopolitan and multicultural outlook. A lot of anger' "I think it 23 per cent of the economic growth in the U.K. is generated in London," says Guardian newspaper columnist Dave Hill. "There was a recent study published by the Centre for Cities which said that about 30 per cent of the taxes raised in London go to the rest of the U.K., so there is a sense that London subsidizes the rest of the country. "So, there was a lot of anger." An online petition calling on the mayor of London to declare independence from the rest of the U.K. was launched shortly after the vote — calls for a city state that reportedly garnered over 170,000 signatures. The fact that London is the engine fuelling the economy for the rest of nation makes the decision bite all the more.
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24.8.16