A group of us from the Derby branch did some leafleting on St Peter’s Street last Saturday (August 23rd). The plan was to provide some information to Derby residents about the March for Rejoin in London on October 18th. This produced a mainly positive response from residents, many of whom wished to speak of their negative experiences and disappointments since leaving the EU, and expressed a hope to rejoin.
There were, of course, those who took a negative view and did not wish to engage in conversation. Also, many were preoccupied with asylum seekers, and were not really interested in talking about anything else. That issue has really muddied the waters for discussion of our relationship with Europe, and the pro-Brexit camp are working hard to ensure the waters stay as muddy as possible. Its time the government made more effort to counter that misinformation.
Clearly its vital that we get out onto the street and talk to people face to face. I don’t know if we persuaded anyone on Saturday; but it was a useful reminder of what people ‘out there’ are thinking.
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