“Retired firefighter Vincent O’Neill, 55, was one of those who voted to leave. He says he now regrets his decision. His fears are about the knock-on effect on the hundreds of local businesses that rely on Nissan. “It isn’t just Nissan, it’s all the jobs in the area. As soon as one big company leaves, the rest will follow. They will all fall like dominoes,” he says.
He adds: “It’s all to do with Brexit. The firms don’t want to have to pay the tariffs for imports.
“If I had known then what I know now I wouldn’t have voted that way. All the promises that were made have not come true. I think a lot of people in Sunderland latched on to the ‘they’ve come to take our jobs’ argument. It would be a lot easier if we didn’t leave now.”
‘It isn't just Nissan, it’s all the jobs’: how the carmaker's U-turn hit Sunderland | Business | The Guardian
He adds: “It’s all to do with Brexit. The firms don’t want to have to pay the tariffs for imports.
“If I had known then what I know now I wouldn’t have voted that way. All the promises that were made have not come true. I think a lot of people in Sunderland latched on to the ‘they’ve come to take our jobs’ argument. It would be a lot easier if we didn’t leave now.”
‘It isn't just Nissan, it’s all the jobs’: how the carmaker's U-turn hit Sunderland | Business | The Guardian
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