国际英语资讯:Young versus old, new divide in Brexit Britain
<p><span word="LONDON">LONDON</span>, <span word="Aug">Aug</span>. 6-- <span word="Britain">Britain</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="dominated">dominated</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="so">so</span>-<span word="called">called</span> "<span word="north">north</span>-<span word="south">south</span> <span word="divide">divide</span>", <span word="but">but</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="leading">leading</span> <span word="politician">politician</span> <span word="opened">opened</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="frontier">frontier</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span>, <span word="creating">creating</span> <span word="a">a</span> "<span word="young">young</span>-<span word="old">old</span>" <span word="divide">divide</span>.</p><p><span word="Sir">Sir</span> <span word="Vince">Vince</span> <span word="Cable">Cable</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="recently">recently</span> <span word="elected">elected</span> <span word="leader">leader</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="minority">minority</span> <span word="Liberal">Liberal</span> <span word="Democrat">Democrat</span> <span word="party">party</span>, <span word="described">described</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="pensioners">pensioners</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="backed">backed</span> <span word="Brexit">Brexit</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="being">being</span> "<span word="self">self</span>-<span word="declared">declared</span> <span word="martyrs">martyrs</span>" <span word="accusing">accusing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="comprehensively">comprehensively</span> <span word="shafting">shafting</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="young">young</span>.</p><p><span word="Cable">Cable</span> <span word="cited">cited</span> <span word="figures">figures</span> <span word="showing">showing</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="year">year</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="Union">Union</span> <span word="referendum">referendum</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="vast">vast</span> <span word="majority">majority</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="voted">voted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="remain">remain</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bloc">bloc</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="majority">majority</span> <span word="older">older</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="backed">backed</span> <span word="leaving">leaving</span>.</p><p><span word="Cable">Cable</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="comment">comment</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="appeared">appeared</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="article">article</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="wrote">wrote</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Mail">Mail</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span> <span word="newspaper">newspaper</span>, <span word="have">have</span> <span word="provoked">provoked</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="war">war</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="words">words</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="media">media</span> <span word="sites">sites</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="attacking">attacking</span> <span word="the">the</span> 74-<span word="year">year</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="veteran">veteran</span> <span word="politician">politician</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="served">served</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Business">Business</span> <span word="Secretary">Secretary</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Conservative">Conservative</span>-<span word="Lib">Lib</span> <span word="Dem">Dem</span> <span word="coalition">coalition</span> <span word="government">government</span>.</p><p><span word="Cable">Cable</span> <span word="expressed">expressed</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="concern">concern</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="self">self</span>-<span word="declared">declared</span> <span word="martyrs">martyrs</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="planning">planning</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="sacrifice">sacrifice</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="rather">rather</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="themselves">themselves</span>.</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="said">said</span>: "<span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="striking">striking</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="martyrs">martyrs</span> <span word="appear">appear</span> <span word="predominantly">predominantly</span> <span word="elderly">elderly</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="unsurprising">unsurprising</span> <span word="since">since</span> 64 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="over">over</span>-65<span word="s">s</span> <span word="voted">voted</span> <span word="Brexit">Brexit</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="referendum">referendum</span> <span word="and">and</span> 71 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="under">under</span>-25<span word="s">s</span> <span word="voted">voted</span> <span word="Remain">Remain</span>.</p><p>"<span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="campaign">campaign</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="struck">struck</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="heavily">heavily</span> <span word="remain">remain</span> <span word="sentiment">sentiment</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="colleges">colleges</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="schools">schools</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="heavily">heavily</span> <span word="Brexit">Brexit</span> <span word="mood">mood</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="church">church</span>-<span word="hall">hall</span> <span word="meetings">meetings</span> <span word="packed">packed</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="retired">retired</span> <span word="people">people</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="martyrdom">martyrdom</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="cheap">cheap</span>, <span word="since">since</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="jobs">jobs</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="lose">lose</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="poorer">poorer</span>, <span word="their">their</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="standards">standards</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="largely">largely</span> <span word="protected">protected</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> '<span word="triple">triple</span> <span word="lock">lock</span>' <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="pension">pension</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="rely">rely</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="occupational">occupational</span>, <span word="final">final</span> <span word="salary">salary</span>, <span word="pensions">pensions</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="closed">closed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="younger">younger</span> <span word="people">people</span>."</p>
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