A View Point: Brexit Was Sparked by Rape and Crime
In addition to other reasons given, e.g. excessive regulations, loss of sovereignty, etc., the title of the essay below reflects the real reason behind the backlash regarding the unrestrained influx of migrants. Although the British tabloids have been much more outspoken than the rest of "official" UK, the enforced policy since 2009 was to "go easy on the Muslims". Courageous Brits who continually fought back were black balled as intolerant, extremist, racists, fascist and often jailed. Tommy Robinson , leader of the EDL , has been jailed several times and most recently for launching the UK branch of PEGIDA.