Famous Writers React To Brexit

There’s no entering social media without a mention of Brexit today, on the now-historic 24th June 2016. Getting under the skin of the political climate right now, we’ve collated some of the most powerful statements by iconic authors from Britain and beyond. Here’s what they had to say about the British public’s decision, in their own words:
Old Farts 1 The Future 0. Well done England. Maybe lose to Iceland next & get out of Europe properly? https://t.co/ka5Qvm2ajU
— Salman Rushdie (@SalmanRushdie) June 24, 2016
I don’t think I’ve ever wanted magic more. https://t.co/gVNQ0PYIMT — J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) June 24, 2016
We had a headache, so we shot our foot off. Now we can’t walk, and we still have the headache.
— Philip Pullman (@PhilipPullman) June 24, 2016
Dear UK, good luck. I am afraid you are going to need it, love Neil. — Neil Gaiman (@neilhimself) June 24, 2016
Tragedy. pic.twitter.com/pOruJhOGS1
— Alain de Botton (@alaindebotton) June 24, 2016
Selfish old cunts fucking things up for youth? Well there’s a first! https://t.co/UZI2xDV6Tu — Irvine Welsh (@IrvineWelsh) June 24, 2016
#brexit vote, while clearly about many things, is a decisive loss for free trade and bodes poorly for future agreements across the globe.
— Julian E. Barnes (@julianbarnes) June 24, 2016
I want my beautiful, tolerant, forward-looking, open, welcoming, warm, compassionate country back. #EURefResults — David Schneider (@davidschneider) June 24, 2016
Well that’s that then. There’s only one thing for it: I’m going to try and pretend I don’t mind.
— David Mitchell (@RealDMitchell) June 24, 2016
Brexit marks an abominable failure of British political leadership, both Tories and Labour. A reminder how much political leaders matter. — Nicholas Kristof (@NickKristof) June 24, 2016
Clinging to hope that anyone cynical enough to use this referendum to grab power may be cynical enough to renege on Brexit if it suits them.
— Jonathan Coe (@jonathancoe) June 24, 2016
Today Britain becomes a backwater. End of 500 glorious years. — Ken Follett (@KMFollett) June 24, 2016

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Ewa [ey-va] was born into a newly democratic Poland, but raised in England, where she studied French and German at the University of Oxford. An insatiable explorer, she’s lived in Florence, Berlin, Brussels, London, Warsaw and Singapore, worked at diplomatic institutions and has written for international publications, including The Huffington Post. A regular contributor to Culture Trip since its very beginning, Ewa quickly fell in love with the pace and creativity of the start-up world and, soon after, became the company’s first Managing Editor and then Director of Operations. Now, as the platform’s Social Media Director, Ewa oversees social strategy across the hubs and the rest of the world. Outside of The Culture Trip, you can find her writing (unabashedly), reading (critically) or country-hopping (methodically).

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