That support would plummet into the abyss if you told them they’d need to accept concessions like free movement or adopting Euro.
Polling in the UK is in a really weird place right now. You have results like this, but then you see polls placing Reform in the lead (or matching) the other party’s…
I’m dreading the worst timeline, where we have a repeat of Brexit just backwards.
We have a referendum on rejoining *(There will be “The EU will send us £350 million a week” painted on the buses)*, it passes and we agree to rejoin Europe, than then our government absolutely fumbles the agreement to rejoin, we lose nearly everything, £ included, and would actually be worse off back in…. and then the government forces the terrible deal through with no second question on if we want to rejoin under these terms or not because we voted in some unbinding referendum on a rough idea of what might happen 4 years ago.
And worst of all…the French will get the Fish!
Europe is not a door, you can’t re enter as you wish, if you want to join adopt the euro
And what’s the level of support amongst EU citizens for allowing the UK to rejoin?
Lol, always a pointless exercise as long as you ask the question absent any context:
Q. “Would you like more things?”
A. “Yay!”
Versus:
Q. “Would you like to rejoin the EU if it also means; no opt-outs from the euro/schenghen/eurojust/bailout-mechanisms. You also get freedom of movement and the promise of ever-closer-union in terms of supranational political integration? Oh, and the rebate is gone baby.”
A. “…Erghh!”
I think important decisions like this should need a 2/3 majority. Otherwise they’re going to want to get out again in a decade.
I wouldn’t let them back in until 66% of them are in favour of rejoining.
Imagine their Pikachu face when they also realize their great deal they previously had wont be back if they rejoin.
I can’t see any path to the UK actually rejoining though, like between territorial disputes, fishing disputes etc someone would veto it surely
Was even higher before the right wing tabloid press that controls the UK started their propaganda campaign which managed to flip public opinion right before the actual vote. Support for the EU started to rise right after when they stopped it.
It would happen again if there was another vote on the topic.
Us Brits wanting to rejoin the EU…
“But look, here comes Russian Farage with the Immigration Chair”
Without seeing the sample size, locations etc surveys like this mean almost nothing. The surveys pre brexit showed the same.
You wouldn’t want to join just to leave later again though.
The problem of rejoining is the government. It needs to be fully committed. If labour loses the next election and tories win they’d likely try and change terms.
We never wanted to leave. Can we come home?
Just get it done already. Fuck brexit.
When YouGov does these polls, does it ask respondents if they understand what UK would have to accept if they join the EU. I doubt if that % would be 55% if they knew…
Let’s trade Slovakia and Hungary membership for the UK
Fine. But with a referendum in the Union and not just decided in Brussels.
BRINO and that’s it until enough brexiteers die. Another 15 years of BS time wasted.
UK would have left and rejoined before Turkey is even considered.
I don’t mind getting the UK back in the EU. But it have to be like a 2/3rd majority voting in UK, don’t want all this in and out again.
Doors are open, you’ll be always welcoming
Great, the UK left the EU with their unique very beneficial conditions Thatcher made for them and rejoins with worse conditions but still better than they do now.
Ther is no chance they get same conditoins. That would give any other country to option to check if non-EU fits them or not because they can just go back….
1/3 of the UK being stubborn twits.
BS
While I very much support this, the issue with these polls is that the public will assume the terms are to resume the UK’s membership as it was, veto, exemptions from euro and Schengen, rebate, the lot, whereas I do not see the EU being prepared to even entertain any kind of preferential offer.
I would much prefer to see the pollsters ask a second question: „would you like to rejoin the EU if it meant adopting the euro and joining Schengen?“
This is the situation I am curious about!
This was also the polling before the EU referendum. All it takes are a few lies and you can convince 20% of the public to change their mind.
I doubt Britain would adopt euro
When it comes down to an actual vote you know only the nay sayers are gonna show up anyway lol.
Back in the day, I voted remain, but not sure how I feel about it now.
I don’t really have faith that those responsible would be able to negotiate a deal that would be anything other than going groveling, cap in hand asking to join the club again.
I think that approval would decrease significantly if it were made clear to respondents that re-entry would probably be linked to significantly worse conditions/concessions compared to the exceptions at the time.
55% is NOT 2/3, so this shouldn’t even be considered. Almost half the people polled are still uninterested, so let’s not open this shit-show again.
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C’mon Keir, do the right thing.
That support would plummet into the abyss if you told them they’d need to accept concessions like free movement or adopting Euro.
Polling in the UK is in a really weird place right now. You have results like this, but then you see polls placing Reform in the lead (or matching) the other party’s…
I’m dreading the worst timeline, where we have a repeat of Brexit just backwards.
We have a referendum on rejoining *(There will be “The EU will send us £350 million a week” painted on the buses)*, it passes and we agree to rejoin Europe, than then our government absolutely fumbles the agreement to rejoin, we lose nearly everything, £ included, and would actually be worse off back in…. and then the government forces the terrible deal through with no second question on if we want to rejoin under these terms or not because we voted in some unbinding referendum on a rough idea of what might happen 4 years ago.
And worst of all…the French will get the Fish!
Europe is not a door, you can’t re enter as you wish, if you want to join adopt the euro
And what’s the level of support amongst EU citizens for allowing the UK to rejoin?
Lol, always a pointless exercise as long as you ask the question absent any context:
Q. “Would you like more things?”
A. “Yay!”
Versus:
Q. “Would you like to rejoin the EU if it also means; no opt-outs from the euro/schenghen/eurojust/bailout-mechanisms. You also get freedom of movement and the promise of ever-closer-union in terms of supranational political integration? Oh, and the rebate is gone baby.”
A. “…Erghh!”
I think important decisions like this should need a 2/3 majority. Otherwise they’re going to want to get out again in a decade.
I wouldn’t let them back in until 66% of them are in favour of rejoining.
Imagine their Pikachu face when they also realize their great deal they previously had wont be back if they rejoin.
I can’t see any path to the UK actually rejoining though, like between territorial disputes, fishing disputes etc someone would veto it surely
Was even higher before the right wing tabloid press that controls the UK started their propaganda campaign which managed to flip public opinion right before the actual vote. Support for the EU started to rise right after when they stopped it.
It would happen again if there was another vote on the topic.
Us Brits wanting to rejoin the EU…
“But look, here comes Russian Farage with the Immigration Chair”
Without seeing the sample size, locations etc surveys like this mean almost nothing. The surveys pre brexit showed the same.
You wouldn’t want to join just to leave later again though.
The problem of rejoining is the government. It needs to be fully committed. If labour loses the next election and tories win they’d likely try and change terms.
We never wanted to leave. Can we come home?
Just get it done already. Fuck brexit.
When YouGov does these polls, does it ask respondents if they understand what UK would have to accept if they join the EU. I doubt if that % would be 55% if they knew…
I never understood why this topic keeps resurfacing. According to the same pollster Brexit isn’t even in the top 10 of voters priorities:
https://yougov.co.uk/topics/society/trackers/the-most-important-issues-facing-the-country
Let’s trade Slovakia and Hungary membership for the UK
Fine. But with a referendum in the Union and not just decided in Brussels.
BRINO and that’s it until enough brexiteers die. Another 15 years of BS time wasted.
UK would have left and rejoined before Turkey is even considered.
I don’t mind getting the UK back in the EU. But it have to be like a 2/3rd majority voting in UK, don’t want all this in and out again.
Doors are open, you’ll be always welcoming
Great, the UK left the EU with their unique very beneficial conditions Thatcher made for them and rejoins with worse conditions but still better than they do now.
Ther is no chance they get same conditoins. That would give any other country to option to check if non-EU fits them or not because they can just go back….
1/3 of the UK being stubborn twits.
BS
While I very much support this, the issue with these polls is that the public will assume the terms are to resume the UK’s membership as it was, veto, exemptions from euro and Schengen, rebate, the lot, whereas I do not see the EU being prepared to even entertain any kind of preferential offer.
I would much prefer to see the pollsters ask a second question: „would you like to rejoin the EU if it meant adopting the euro and joining Schengen?“
This is the situation I am curious about!
This was also the polling before the EU referendum. All it takes are a few lies and you can convince 20% of the public to change their mind.
I doubt Britain would adopt euro
When it comes down to an actual vote you know only the nay sayers are gonna show up anyway lol.
Back in the day, I voted remain, but not sure how I feel about it now.
I don’t really have faith that those responsible would be able to negotiate a deal that would be anything other than going groveling, cap in hand asking to join the club again.
I think that approval would decrease significantly if it were made clear to respondents that re-entry would probably be linked to significantly worse conditions/concessions compared to the exceptions at the time.
55% is NOT 2/3, so this shouldn’t even be considered. Almost half the people polled are still uninterested, so let’s not open this shit-show again.
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