Leave Voters Want A Brexit Britain With Capital Punishment, School Beatings And Inefficient Lighting

Capital punishment, school beatings and inefficient lighting.
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New poll results released on Brexit Day give a fascinating and terrifying glimpse into what Leave voters want post-Brexit Britain to look like.

The YouGov survey asked people on both sides of the referendum result what should be brought back once the UK leaves the European Union.

Over half of Leave voters deemed capital punishment and dark blue passports as their most pressing desire with only slightly smaller majorities pushing for the reintroduction of the imperial measurement system and the right to beat schoolchildren.

When Britain leaves the EU what should the government look to bring back? @YouGov provided the list and this is what we found. #BrexitDay pic.twitter.com/uL1jX2PzT1

— Joe Twyman (@JoeTwyman) March 29, 2017

The last time the UK had the death penalty, corporal punishment in schools, the imperial system and dark blue passports all at the same time was 1965.

Pounds & ounces? Tick.
Capital punishment? Tick.
Corporal punishment? Tick.
Light bulbs. Fucking LIGHT BULBS! Tick.#BrexitDay #BrexitBingo https://t.co/0ZZ8onSzAR

— Iain Christie (@Iain_Chris) March 29, 2017

The death penalty - suspended in 1965 and abolished in 1969

Dark blue passports - burgundy passports introduced in 1988

Corporal punishment in schools - outlawed in 1986

Selling goods in pounds and ounces - metric system began to be adopted in 1965

Traditional incandescent light bulbs - phase out began in 2016

Smoking in pubs and restaurants - banned in 2007

Pre-decimal currency - decimal currency introduced in 1971

WE GOT OUR COUNTRY BACK! NOW FOR THE RETURN OF BRITISH VALUES LIKE KILLING PEOPLE AND BEATING CHILDREN HUZZAH! https://t.co/wJmCXwpv5f

— TechnicallyRon (@TechnicallyRon) March 29, 2017

In case you were wondering who's longing for the past - it's Leave voters, who support the death penalty, school beatings etc. #brexitday https://t.co/AL1g50rmfD

— Sam Morris (@SamJosephMorris) March 29, 2017
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