Statistics are being bandied about on the breakdown of the vote re age groups.
I can't recall seeing an age thing on my slip.
Secondly, apparently young people are moaning that older people have "taken their future"
I ask them "would you want to walk through a minefield first or second"?
We've been through it....
I admit to being a bloody liability to the younger generation , I,m 75 years of age paid my taxes and rates/ council tax etc which of much has gone to building roads ,hospitals etc for the old and young . During part of my working life I met hundreds of Bostonian OAP,s on a regular basis . I addressed these OAPs with respect whether is was a retired refuge collector ,retired businessman, doctor or even retired authors and the inflicted such as war veterans .
In return they enriched my knowledge by passing on many lessons they had learned in life , much of it more useful than some of the stuff taught at some education establishments . Dignity tolerance and respect to others was the stand out tips .
In recent months when speaking to local OAPs, they like myself put the future of their children/ grandchildren first and foremost when considering which way to vote . They said it would mean voting out . Like in my experience stated above these OAPs come from a good cross section of professions , clinicians , business and mainly skilled workers .
Little doubt that they grey vote made a big contribution at Boston , maybe someone (maybe Adam) can explain why us present day oldies got it all wrong and those only just entering adulthood seem to know the answers to a very complex emerging part our history , a subject even the experts disagree on .
If there was another referendum what action could be taken to get the correct outcome .
1 . Ban the over 60s voting
2 Declare the negative vote the winner . i.e . in 52out 48 stay vote, declare the 48 vote the winner .