[kosmic_k]

Yes the statistics suggest that older, less educated voted more for Leave.

But aren't those also the ones who have been hit hardest by Globalization? Isn't that the big divide we're seeing here: the fact that high skilled and well educated have greatly benefited from the EU. Meanwhile the working class have faced stagnation.

Leaving the EU gives up power, economic might, and so on, but I don't find it so surprising that so many would risk such a decision in hopes of breaking away from the status quo.

[gonvaled]

The recession has hit the Whole world, not just the EU. countries outside the EU also have inequality problems, arguably more so.

You have decided to leave beleaving that being independent will improve your chances of facing global problems: globalization, immigratiin, inequality, tidal movements in the labor market due to technology disruption ... It is not a given that global problems can be better confronted by withdrawing from international organizations. Time will tell.

But even if you happen to ne succesful in that front, the political damage, for the UK and the EU is huge. The EU is much more than a market, and the UK is about to realize about it.

[Chris2048]

You can focus on global problems if you like, there is no guarantee the EU will help there, you've cherry-picked your concerns: what about non-global problems, what about global opportunities?