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The 2016 safety pin movement emerged in the UK following the Brexit vote as a way for individuals to signal they were not "racist" or "hating" immigrants. Critics like Katie Hopkins argued the movement was a form of virtue signaling by the Remain campaign to disparage those who voted to leave the European Union.
Joe Cox Murder and the Failure of the Remain Campaign
Dominic Cummings argues that the "Remain" campaign failed because it lived in a London "bubble" and misjudged the public's reaction to the murder of MP Joe Cox. He also critiques the establishment's reliance on "bullshitting charlatans" in the advertising industry.
UK Government Pro-EU Pamphlet, David Lidington, Liam Fox
The British government faced backlash for spending £9 million on a pro-EU pamphlet sent to every household in the UK. Europe Minister David Lidington defended the mailing as a response to public demand for facts, while Dr. Liam Fox labeled it a "dodgy dossier" of assertions. Conservative backbenchers criticized the move as an unfair use of taxpayer funds to bolster the "Remain" campaign.
