People's Vote March 2018 in Liverpool
"What do we want?! People's Vote! When do we want it?! NOW!" - this was the call-out of the People's Vote march in Liverpool in September 2018. It has been organised on the fringe of Labour party conference taking place in the waterfront venue. The demand was to support a second public vote on the final Brexit deal.
Liverpool has greeted many people coming from overseas for many years, calling them adopted Liverpudlians, and the city itself had seen many projects financed from the European Union budget.
There were chants “We are Europeans!”, many waved the EU flags, and banners reading “Bollocks to Brexit” among many others. Confused and annoyed over Theresa May's plans, the Brits had divided their opinion into two strongholds 'for' and 'against'. The trouble was, there had been more political, social and financial muddle to the division then simple 'yes' and 'no' vote.
The crowd had ranged to around thousands of people. They were marching on Saturday morning and early afternoon from St George’s Hall, through the city centre, Dale Stree, Castle Street, James Street, to the main rally at the beautiful Pier Head, where a stage was set up for speeches, next to Royal Liver Building.
As the protesters approached the Pier Head, they were greeted by the iconic song 'You Never Walk Alone' and rays of sunshine on this so far windy and murky day. Among the speakers were Labour MPs, mayor of Liverpool, Joe Andreson, unions representatives, activists.
Peter Reid, former Everton and England footballer gave a short speech, (there was an Everton match starting soon) finishing cleverly “Keep the blue flag flying!”
There were people from all walks of life, all age, whole families, even with pets. Liverpool and most of the North West of England consists mostly of Labour voters and the people here believe they can gain a lot more from European Union membership than relying on London based Conservative government.
For many generations, this part of the country was left to itself, especially after the wars, when it suffered huge damages and seen most of the efforts to rebuild the country being secured down South. The great divide between North and South is one of the ongoing social division and resentments in the United Kingdom.
However, Brexit changed the 'traditional' divide at least a bit - many Left-wingers voted for Brexit, whereas some Right-wing Conservatives prefered the choice for the European Union.
Update, December 2019
People's Vote was a British campaign group calling for a second referendum on the final Brexit deal between the United Kingdom and the European Union.
What Jeremy Corbyn, the Labour leader, wanted all along during this process, and what he finally got was General Election. He was crushed by Boris Johnson, Conservative party leader, and it was historic defeat for the Labour movement.
And thus, the People have eventually voted.
Liverpool has greeted many people coming from overseas for many years, calling them adopted Liverpudlians, and the city itself had seen many projects financed from the European Union budget.
There were chants “We are Europeans!”, many waved the EU flags, and banners reading “Bollocks to Brexit” among many others. Confused and annoyed over Theresa May's plans, the Brits had divided their opinion into two strongholds 'for' and 'against'. The trouble was, there had been more political, social and financial muddle to the division then simple 'yes' and 'no' vote.
The crowd had ranged to around thousands of people. They were marching on Saturday morning and early afternoon from St George’s Hall, through the city centre, Dale Stree, Castle Street, James Street, to the main rally at the beautiful Pier Head, where a stage was set up for speeches, next to Royal Liver Building.
As the protesters approached the Pier Head, they were greeted by the iconic song 'You Never Walk Alone' and rays of sunshine on this so far windy and murky day. Among the speakers were Labour MPs, mayor of Liverpool, Joe Andreson, unions representatives, activists.
Peter Reid, former Everton and England footballer gave a short speech, (there was an Everton match starting soon) finishing cleverly “Keep the blue flag flying!”
There were people from all walks of life, all age, whole families, even with pets. Liverpool and most of the North West of England consists mostly of Labour voters and the people here believe they can gain a lot more from European Union membership than relying on London based Conservative government.
For many generations, this part of the country was left to itself, especially after the wars, when it suffered huge damages and seen most of the efforts to rebuild the country being secured down South. The great divide between North and South is one of the ongoing social division and resentments in the United Kingdom.
However, Brexit changed the 'traditional' divide at least a bit - many Left-wingers voted for Brexit, whereas some Right-wing Conservatives prefered the choice for the European Union.
Update, December 2019
People's Vote was a British campaign group calling for a second referendum on the final Brexit deal between the United Kingdom and the European Union.
What Jeremy Corbyn, the Labour leader, wanted all along during this process, and what he finally got was General Election. He was crushed by Boris Johnson, Conservative party leader, and it was historic defeat for the Labour movement.
And thus, the People have eventually voted.