#positivityremains

Clare Albans — Fri, 24 Jun 2016 14:36:25 +0000

Today has been a bit of a strange day. We woke up to find that the UK had decided to leave the EU, and as one of the 48% of people who voted to remain I was pretty gutted to be honest. I spent most of the morning watching the coverage on the telly, trying desperately to make sense of a country that is quite clearly divided over so many things, let alone the issue of Europe. I’ve never really shared my political views publicly, certainly not on my blog or social media before, but I felt really strongly that we should remain a part of the EU to be stronger together. That doesn’t mean that I don’t recognise that there are issues with it, and I do realise that the EU has done quite a lot for us both good and bad. But I feel that there’s an overall sense of negativity today, which I have been guilty of feeling too. I want to show that #positivityremains.

I hope that the result of the election does not divide the UK further. It feels like a very uncertain place to live in at the moment. I hope that people will become united in trying to make the best of this situation for ALL people in the UK, and not just the elite or the people who stand to gain from this result the most. I hope that the media and people in government have the sense to stop the ridiculous nature of how a lot of the campaign panned out and was reported, so we can really change it for the better. I hope that our relationship with people in Europe is not completely damaged because of this – we did not all vote for this separation after all!

I also hope that we can, as individuals and communities, remain positive. That’s why I’m writing this post. Whether you voted to remain or to leave, we need to work together for a positive future. We need to remain confident and positive that we can create a better society for us, for our children and for generations to come.