TALKING POLITICS

The UK decides: it's Brexit!

Jun 25, 2016
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INSIGHT

Market Miscalculations

  • Betting markets and financial markets incorrectly predicted the referendum outcome.
  • This unusual conjunction of inaccurate predictions highlights a disconnect between economic speculation and political reality.
ANECDOTE

Personal Reactions

  • Phimbud felt uneasy during the campaign, hiding under the duvet as results came in.
  • The personal and analytical combined to create a strange pre-vote mix.
INSIGHT

Postal Vote Impact

  • Postal votes, cast earlier, may have swung the referendum towards Leave.
  • If public opinion shifted back to Remain in the final days, this could explain the discrepancy.
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