Suzanne Harrington: Don't vote when you're angry, that's how Brexit happened

"...when a population has genuine grievances, it creates a perfect breeding ground for fake-ass populists to proliferate like fungus in the fridge, with their soundbites and their scapegoating and their social media savvy..."
Suzanne Harrington: Don't vote when you're angry, that's how Brexit happened

Anti-Brexit protestor Steve Bray outside the Houses of Parliament in London.

Putting the word 'general' in front of the word 'election' makes it a bit more swashbuckling.

Unless you are governed by someone like Putin, it signifies the possibility of regime change. 

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