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Also, the financial services in the main were solid remain. One or two high profile hedge fund managers do not an industry make.

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Plenty of money was spent to try to convince the more gullible segment of the UK populace that their future would be rosy if the UK could go it alone, and a lot of that came from the wealthiest segments of the country. The financial services industry was worried that Frankfurt or even Amsterdam or Paris might take the crown, which for the most part hasn't happened.

And with multi-nationals such as Shell moving to the UK the balance is shifting further away from where it should be, now the UK will act as a de-facto tax shelter in all but name because it can afford to offer these companies great terms, after all, they have nothing to lose.

In terms of money, again money was predominantly on the remainer side. But then any money going to support leave would be the dumb money right?

> But then any money going to support leave would be the dumb money right

Depends on where the money ultimately comes from. e.g. it would be smart for Russia to fund leave.

"more gullible"

No surprise they wanted to separate.

As for the tax game, that is something that has not happened. In my view, and in the view of a large section of the party in government, it will not. The government rhetoric to address regional inequality and to address long term issues with health and old age provision that have not been addressed. These are things that could have an affect on whether they get re-elected. That and government office parties during covid lockdown

> As for the tax game, that is something that has not happened.

It is happening as we speak.

Sure. Point me at the evidence. I am aware of a raise in the corporation tax levels.

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