Social identity not social cash – why areas that received money from the EU voted against it

Hockley, Tony (2016) Social identity not social cash – why areas that received money from the EU voted against it [Online resource]

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One surprise from the referendum result was the way in which areas of high public spending showed no gratitude for the largesse. The traditional approach to social division, focused on income inequality, will not heal a divided nation, argues Tony Hockley. Social identity is at least as important to uniting the country as social cash.