Why people who really wanted Brexit will regret it most

But perhaps the best evidence that people who voted for Brexit will come to regret it — if they haven't already — came via this report from the Centre for European Reform, a think-tank that favored Britain remaining in the EU By leaving, Britain is potentially also leaving its network of trade agreements within the region, pending negotiations. For areas that depend on exports for their economic sustenance, a less favorable trade agreements could deal a serious blow.Polling showed the areas that had the most to lose and the least to gain from the Brexit are precisely those where the referendum saw the most support. In other words, the places — the most export-heavy regions —most hurt by the economic disruptions caused by Brexit could be the places that pushed hardest for it, as this scatter plot shows.