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PICS: Loads of people were angry watching the BBC’s Why We Voted Leave Panorama programme

Published 21:57 4 Jul 2016 BST

Ben Kenyon
PICS: Loads of people were angry watching the BBC’s Why We Voted Leave Panorama programme

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It was always going to cause some controversy.

But it seems like everyone of all political stripes is pissed off after watching the BBC's Why We Voted Leave programme on Panorama. In just 30 minutes, the news piece managed to anger viewers across the spectrum, as Adrian Chiles was sent to investigate why so many people voted Brexit in his native West Midlands in England. With Brexit voters branded 'idiots' by some and certain parts of the media claiming many EU Referendum voters were suffering from post-vote regret or 'Regrexit', Chiles went to hear from real people. Even before the show had kicked-off, people were kicking off that Chiles was fronting it... https://twitter.com/LustySpring/status/750045766543151104 https://twitter.com/TigerEasyX/status/750043708863705096 https://twitter.com/NattyDowning/status/750042423733186561 https://twitter.com/BorderJasper/status/750042174432083968

Except for Steve Tanner, that is...

https://twitter.com/swissroll/status/750042974206197761

People were criticising how the BBC made the Panorama programme...

https://twitter.com/Misterc83/status/750036893459439618 https://twitter.com/BanTheBBC/status/750039516338065409 https://twitter.com/Erins91/status/750041837545656320 https://twitter.com/davisLFC1/status/750041709401235456 https://twitter.com/TheBondBabes/status/750041639620608000 https://twitter.com/hodgkissdesign/status/750041536340103168 https://twitter.com/DrVickyHarris/status/750042092563533824 https://twitter.com/Nogimics/status/750041739436720128 https://twitter.com/PamelaLizzie/status/750041301945556994 https://twitter.com/Donnchad/status/750041141190520832 https://twitter.com/LoonyCycle/status/750041047011565568

This guy did made a very good point about the Remain campaign...

https://twitter.com/smitha34970/status/750041542392475648

But some watching the half-hour programme were quick to drop the 'R' word on Twitter...

https://twitter.com/MILLER2010/status/750040991156072448 https://twitter.com/andyr87/status/750040849430568960 https://twitter.com/froggylllc/status/750041749914021888 https://twitter.com/Gary_Roylance/status/750040580781211649 https://twitter.com/JimmyMoran87/status/750040569519439872 https://twitter.com/emfoot13/status/750040559226683394 https://twitter.com/amazing_average/status/750040867788955648 https://twitter.com/_miadrake/status/750041004800151552

Many of the arguments talked about EU immigrants taking up jobs, using services, overcrowding schools and hospital waiting lists.

But many were quick to point out this could be more a result of the austerity cut backs spreading services thinner rather than the fault of the EU or migrants from the continent...

https://twitter.com/NickJISmith/status/750039123893821441 https://twitter.com/AlanDudman999uk/status/750041280361668608 https://twitter.com/Charlotteee94/status/750040859970793472 https://twitter.com/MrHominidae/status/750041394870415360 https://twitter.com/Mr_Kishan/status/750040980984922112 https://twitter.com/rattlebag/status/750041585392447488 https://twitter.com/DavidBrockett/status/750041112916660224 https://twitter.com/davidrobbo66/status/750039021640937472 https://twitter.com/mwgnichols/status/750038328146325504 https://twitter.com/Gruaig_Rua/status/750036288657559552 https://twitter.com/SeeJayThinks/status/750041784441511937 https://twitter.com/barefootmower/status/750041753709899776

There were some people who really enjoyed the programme though...

https://twitter.com/TheIndoorKite_/status/750041848694108162 https://twitter.com/quizicist/status/750045288010805248 https://twitter.com/blacktaxicab/status/750040953562562564 https://twitter.com/Dibz666/status/750040937779359744

This article originally appeared on JOE.co.uk.

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PICS: Loads of people were angry watching the BBC's Why We Voted Leave Panorama programme