Original post by nulli tertiusI am very firmly a Remainer but if you look at what the EU spent money on, an awful lot of it did not impact the lives of an awful lot of Brexit supporters.
Hartlepool received £7.4M of grant money between 2007/13.
Think of your typical poorly educated elderly Brexit supporter and what matters to them; but ignore any thoughts they may have for their children and grandchildren.
The money included "regional development, businesses investment, creates job opportunities, improves prospects for young people through apprenticeships and higher education, and supports agriculture."
Nothing there
"£1.39million to Hartlepool Borough Council to support young people not in education, employment or training to improve their job chances."
Nothing there
"£1.25million in community grants"
Possibly something there, but do we really think the money went to working mens' clubs and bowls leagues?
"£400,000 to the Hartlepool Enterprise Growth Hub."
Nothing there
"Hartlepool College of Further Education has also benefited from £204,730 to providing vocational training to people in custody."
Nothing there
What didn't the EU provide:-
Anything to the NHS
Anything towards the costs of heating
Any subsidy to buses
Any assistance with household goods, property maintenance, domestic services
Any subsidy to attract 1950s tribute acts
Any reduction in the rates of duty of cigarettes and alcohol.
A lot of EU money doesn't go to the young. The fortunes spent on cultural buildings are usually for the benefit of the mature but its the well-heeled mature.