Gosling's Grouse: A watershed moment

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Much has been written about what the referendum result says about us as a nation.

Are we inherently racist because, for some, immigration was an issue? Are we cynical about the economic benefits of the UK, or was it a mass vote against the political establishment? It is probably all of the above, but a turnout of 72% shows that democracy is alive and well, even if lots of people did not get the result they wanted. Whichever way you voted, what is truly extraordinary is the way markets and we all reacted. An experienced investor, who I highly respect, told me he had personally invested £1m in Premium Bonds and National Savings because he said it is the only pl...

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