Ten years after the Brexit referendum, only a third of Brits believe that leaving the EU was the right decision. Among young people in particular, support for rejoining the European Union is strong.
Good, IMO they shouldn’t be. ;)
But to be fair I forgot what for some is the biggest deal breaker, which is the Schengen agreement that allows free travel for EU citizens within EU. Which of course again IMO is another benefit, not a drawback. But propaganda uses it to stir up xenophobia.
As an EU citizen I too don’t see any problems in the above points. Getting a better democracy would seem to me to be a HUGE bonus. But sometimes Brits are a bit stubborn, and they want special treatment because they believe in British exceptionalism.
UK always considered itself separate from continental Europe, and somewhat superior to the rest of Europe. Which for decades was true, because UK were first to industrialize, and was immensely wealthy from having colonies and the world reserve currency.
But when that broke down after WW2, UK declined quickly and became a “normal” country. But the mentality never really followed the reality.
At least that’s how I understand it.
But maybe the steep drop in support when the points are presented isn’t so much because they are against them, as maybe they don’t quite understand them, or think UK can get a better deal.
What for instance does it mean to switch from GBP to EUR? That’s probably not so clear for everybody.
Good, IMO they shouldn’t be. ;)
But to be fair I forgot what for some is the biggest deal breaker, which is the Schengen agreement that allows free travel for EU citizens within EU. Which of course again IMO is another benefit, not a drawback. But propaganda uses it to stir up xenophobia.
As an EU citizen I too don’t see any problems in the above points. Getting a better democracy would seem to me to be a HUGE bonus. But sometimes Brits are a bit stubborn, and they want special treatment because they believe in British exceptionalism.
UK always considered itself separate from continental Europe, and somewhat superior to the rest of Europe. Which for decades was true, because UK were first to industrialize, and was immensely wealthy from having colonies and the world reserve currency.
But when that broke down after WW2, UK declined quickly and became a “normal” country. But the mentality never really followed the reality.
At least that’s how I understand it.
But maybe the steep drop in support when the points are presented isn’t so much because they are against them, as maybe they don’t quite understand them, or think UK can get a better deal.
What for instance does it mean to switch from GBP to EUR? That’s probably not so clear for everybody.
I’m not a finance wonk, but I don’t think the UK does anything with pounds that can’t be done with euros. Except maybe tax evasion? lol