WHAT WAS PROMISED BY

THE BREXITEERS?
Sunit Bhalshankar
 Boris Johnson made the promise of ‘Take back
control’ of the UK waters.

Johnson promised that ammount of fish the local

fishermen can catch will increase to 2/3rd from
roughly half in the next 5 years.

They also promised that water upto 12 nautical

Take back miles will be exlusively for the UK boats to fish
and no boat from the EU countries will be
control of allowed in this zone.
Fisheries
 This was one of the biggest announcement which stuck the cord with the
350M Pounds to skeptics.

the NHS Boris Johnson very famously said that UK is paying 350 million pounds
per week to the EU for no reason. And if the country votes to leave the
EU then the 350 million pounds will be diverted to the NHS. (National
Health Services)
The people from the lower strata and multiple ailments were the main
targets for this particular campaign.

Many of them voted to leave.

Source- Emilio Casalicchio (December 2020), 15 things Vote Leave

promised on Brexit — and what it got. https://www.politico.eu/article/15-
things-uk-vote-leave-promised-on-brexit-and-what-it-got/
“Take Back
- Take Back usually implies that to take back
which was rightfully yours.

- The initial slogan of ‘Take Control’ was

Control” changed to Take ‘Back’ Control by the

Mastermind behind the Brexit, Dominic
Cummings.

- A narrative was created that the migrant

workers from the Eastern Europesn nations
are taking away jobs of the local youths.

- Though the campaign was targeted mainly

against the East European Migrants, it also
stoked the unrest against the people of
colour.

- Source: VPRO documentary- How did Brexit

happen (December 2020).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4bGAOJ
Q3nUM&t=72s
VAT on Energy Bills
- The EU rule says that no country can cut its
VAT on electricity below 5%.

- Boris Johnson promised that fuel bills will be

lower for everyone after Brexit.

- However, the current PM is yet to slash the

taxes or scrape it altogether.

- On the contarary the energy price cap- the

maximum price supplies can charge
customers- increased in April & is again
expected to rise in December.

- Source: Charles Smith(June 30, 2022), Boris

Johnson’s SIX key Brexit promises – and how
they’ve played out. Available at
https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/163333
6/boris-johnson-brexit-promises-has-brexit-h
appened-spt
How they Voted

- The brexiteers mostly targeted the senior citizen

with a fear tactics.
- The young population upto the age of 34
wanted to stay with the EU. And the turnout in
the areas with high young population remained
very low.
- They were targeted by a very shrewed
marketing campain on social media.