by Miranda Worley
Sitting in the quad at 8:15am on June 24th, puts me in a
reflective mood....the UK sits on the brink of some very interesting times
ahead.
My first thought is...PGS is very different to
England. The PGS referendum was very
Remain: England is more equally divided, but Leave won. Well we know PGS is
special, no one would seriously suggest PGS is reflective of the country as a
whole. By and large more affluent and more educated southerners seem more pro
Europe than our poorer northern countrymen. Yet this difference is quite stark
this morning. A country with such
different outlooks probably due to deep seated inequality can be an
uncomfortable society to live in. It
looks like Scotland and Northern Ireland, don't want to join us for this
adventure.
Secondly, I see groups of PGS pupils coming together as
they make their way across the quad, some are discussing Brexit, but very few
are. Most are concerned with what children should really be concerned about:
football, puddles, new hair-dos. Yet it is those aged under 30 who will be most
affected by this seismic change. It is their futures that have now taken a new
course. Opportunities closed, but opportunities opening. I don't think I'll be emigrating in search of
a better job elsewhere, but I wonder how many of my children will?
Thirdly, I'm thinking about my holiday. My pound may go
less far today, my tapas and cervesa may be more expensive - will we have to
holiday in the UK? Will there be any
space here with all the foreign tourists flocking here to take advantage of our
cheap hospitality?
Confucius wished his enemies to live in interesting
times...I think we certainly will be doing so in the next few decades. Good
luck to us all.
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