Leavers and Remainers as ‘Kinds of People’: Accusations of Racism Amidst Brexit

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Table 1. The depiction of leavers and remainers pervasive in remain-orientated public discourse.

Leavers	Remainers
Eurosceptic	Pro-EU
Live in socio-economically declining and ‘left behind’ districts in England	Live in prosperous and/or cosmopolitan areas in England
Working-class/ poorer	Middle-class/ financially better off
White	An ethnically diverse group
Older generations of people	Younger generations
Do not have higher education/low skill	Have higher education qualifications
Traditional/nostalgic in their outlook	Forward looking
Express backlash against multiculturalism	Embrace multiculturalism
‘Somewheres’ (Goodhart 2017) – they are rooted in place	‘Anywheres’ (Goodhart 2017) – not rooted in place

Goodhart, David. 2017. The Road to Somewhere: The New Tribes Shaping British Politics. London: Penguin.

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