As the sun rose on the UK this morning, millions were reacting to the news that Britain has voted to quit the European Union.
And in the muddy fields of Glastonbury festival goers, hippy British liberals may have to look in the mirror and realised they helped it happen.
The typical Glasto-goer is a trademark pro-EU voter – young, city-dwelling, and cosmopolitan.
Safe to say some at #Glastonbury aren't too happy regarding #Brexit. One man snapped a tent pole and two women were in tears when announced
— Mark Lawrence (@MLawrenceJourno) June 24, 2016
The scene: Glastonbury; Friday, 5am; rain; people coming down or still high. The news seeps out: Brexit has won. Interesting reaction.
— Stig Abell (@StigAbell) June 22, 2016
Can't help but think a polling station next to the pyramid stage at #Glastonbury might have helped ???? #Brexit
— Tom Lancashire (@tomlancs) June 24, 2016
And by some 200,000 or more of them setting up camp in a windswept field instead of heading the polls, they became part of a general youth apathy which saw Britain abandon the European Union.
Polling shows that – despite being die-hard Europhiles – British youth are much less likely to vote, meaning they got outnumbered by their anti-EU elders.
In the end, Brexit won by more than 1,000,000 votes – meaning that even the combined might of Glastonbury could not mathematically have swung it (not least because motivated festival-goers may still have voted by post or by proxy).
But as they tramp through thick mud, towards a weekend likely to be hit by more rain, many will be aware they chose music over politics – and got beat.
