> **EXECUTiVE SUMMARY**
>
> * Voters feel negatively about the course that Brexit has taken so far. Even
> among Leave voters, less than one in five feel that Brexit is going well,
> although most seem hesitant about making a definitive assessment.
>
> * The most common reasons people feel Brexit is going poorly are economic
> (increased prices, staff shortages, and a weaker economy more generally).
> This is the case for both Remain and Leave voters.
>
> * The public associates several daily life issues, including travel delays (36%),
> increases in cost of living (79%), and staff vacancies across sectors (42%
> in health and social care, 40% in hospitality), to some extent with Brexit.
> Many also agree that other global events, such as the Coronavirus pandemic
> and the war in Ukraine, have contributed to these issues.
>
> * Most voters are pessimistic about the impact of Brexit in the long run.
> Less than a third of respondents (27%) think Brexit will turn out well.
> The majority of Leave voters, however, think it will (61%), although this
> optimism is much less prevalent among those Leave voters who feel Brexit is
> going badly (19%).
>
>
> * Whilst many Leave voters think Brexit is not going well at the moment, this
> does not necessarily mean they regret having voted Leave.
>
>
> * A large majority of Leave voters think leaving the EU could have benefited
> the UK economy, but these opportunities have not been grasped (70%). This
> is true both for those who would now back Remain (56%), and those Leavers
> who think Brexit is going badly (58%).
>
>
> * Immigration played an important role in convincing people to vote Leave. Yet
> this importance tends to be overestimated by non-Leave voters, especially
> relative to other issues, such as control over the lawmaking process, and
> independence from EU institutions.
>
>
> * Leave voters are divided on whether Brexit will ultimately enable the UK to
> reduce net migration.
>
>
> * The vast majority of voters say they would vote the same way as they did in
> 2016, knowing what they do now. However, Leave voters are more likely to
> say they would have voted differently than Remainers (16% vs 6%).
>
>
>
> * Respondents expressed a real sense of fatigue with the Brexit debate,
> and relatively high levels of indifference with regards to the future of the
> UK’s relationship with the EU. This perhaps explains why we did not find
> overwhelming support for another referendum. Though a plurality of voters
> supported it, a significant proportion also opposed it (46% vs 32%).
>
>
> * There is however clear support (53% net) for a closer relationship with the
> EU, including among Leave voters.
>
>
> * We find high levels of distrust towards politicians, and a sense that Brexit
> was used instrumentally by the Conservative Party rather than being a
> response to the public’s genuine concerns about Europe.
>
>
> * Many Leave voters also attribute Brexit’s failure to a lack of competence
> amongst British political leaders.51% of Leave voters who think Brexit
> could have turned out well but didn’t cite UK politicians’ ineffectiveness as a
> reason.
but what do the facts say? especially in the relevant fields?
The UK stupidity level now stands at 9%!
Top 9% ! Brexit Gone Wild!!!
Isolationism and in this case hard-euroscepticism is backwards thinking, end of story. We’re stronger together, however cliche that sounds
Well, this is what happens when you take major public policy decisions based on tabloid headlines…
What a surprise…
*Methodology*
*Public First ran the data collection for this project using a mixture of quantitative*
*and qualitative research methods. The qualitative portion consisted of five focus*
*groups, which we ran in May and September of 2023 in:*
*• Bassetlaw: Two groups of Leave voters. Recruitment of one group*
*focused on those who said they would still vote Leave knowing*
*what they do now. The second group’s recruitment focused on*
*those who said they would vote Remain knowing what they*
*know now. These were held in May 2023.*
*• Thurrock: Two groups of Leave voters who think Brexit is going*
*badly. These were held in September 2023.*
*• Ashfield: One group of Leave voters who think Brexit is going*
*badly. This group was held in September 2023.*
​
I don’t understand polling well but wtf is this about? 4 groups of Bregretters and 1 who would still vote for Brexit. And how is this used with the seperate poll?
To be fair, if the brexit vote didn’t go through back then, I bet only 9% would say that “staying in the EU has gone well”. Thats like the nature of a brit.
You are just jealous on our massive success.
gone = went
So 9% Is still insane.
We didn’t want to be in a political union. We are no longer in a political union. This only isn’t a success for people who voted without understanding what the point was, or for people who wanted to stay in a political union.
From what I’ve heard, that’s probably the same percentage as Dutchmen that feel the EU is great to be in.
What do those 9% believe has gone well?
Just wanted to point out that “believe Brexit has gone well” is not the same question as “believe Brexit was a good idea”.
Some people can believe that the idea was good, but the implementation was terrible. It’s noteworthy that the main opposition party is not entertaining the idea of reversing Brexit, which the headline above would suggest would be a *massive* vote-winner.
Just pointing out this distinction to avoid the Surprised Pikachu Faces on Reddit when the Conservative party manage to win the next election… again.
Tories tried but it didn’ t go well. After 10 years: Labour tried it but it didn’t go well too. Let’s go back then 😉
To be fair, JRM did tell us it will take 50 years for the benefits of Brexit to be seen. So I think people could do with a little more patience….
/s
What do you mean “just”? If 9% believes something that objectively/factually speaking isn’t true, then it’s a huge number.
“Just 9% of UK voters believe fire is hot” – I mean, that’s a problem.
Did they even get rid of the old EU regulations? I remember the UK was planning to replace them eventually but there were too many to do that in the short period.
That’s a very low number of satisfied voters
Give it up guys, we’re not rejoining 🙂
Is it possible that nigel farage…. lied?…
> gone well
As if there was ever going to be any positive result
It reminds me of some British folks i met in Czech complaining that their vaccine pass were not accepted when entering some pubs and music clubs, while everyone else had EU DCC conpatible ones.
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[Link directly](https://ukandeu.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/UKICE-Exploring-Bregret.pdf) to the poll (PDF format)
> **EXECUTiVE SUMMARY**
>
> * Voters feel negatively about the course that Brexit has taken so far. Even
> among Leave voters, less than one in five feel that Brexit is going well,
> although most seem hesitant about making a definitive assessment.
>
> * The most common reasons people feel Brexit is going poorly are economic
> (increased prices, staff shortages, and a weaker economy more generally).
> This is the case for both Remain and Leave voters.
>
> * The public associates several daily life issues, including travel delays (36%),
> increases in cost of living (79%), and staff vacancies across sectors (42%
> in health and social care, 40% in hospitality), to some extent with Brexit.
> Many also agree that other global events, such as the Coronavirus pandemic
> and the war in Ukraine, have contributed to these issues.
>
> * Most voters are pessimistic about the impact of Brexit in the long run.
> Less than a third of respondents (27%) think Brexit will turn out well.
> The majority of Leave voters, however, think it will (61%), although this
> optimism is much less prevalent among those Leave voters who feel Brexit is
> going badly (19%).
>
>
> * Whilst many Leave voters think Brexit is not going well at the moment, this
> does not necessarily mean they regret having voted Leave.
>
>
> * A large majority of Leave voters think leaving the EU could have benefited
> the UK economy, but these opportunities have not been grasped (70%). This
> is true both for those who would now back Remain (56%), and those Leavers
> who think Brexit is going badly (58%).
>
>
> * Immigration played an important role in convincing people to vote Leave. Yet
> this importance tends to be overestimated by non-Leave voters, especially
> relative to other issues, such as control over the lawmaking process, and
> independence from EU institutions.
>
>
> * Leave voters are divided on whether Brexit will ultimately enable the UK to
> reduce net migration.
>
>
> * The vast majority of voters say they would vote the same way as they did in
> 2016, knowing what they do now. However, Leave voters are more likely to
> say they would have voted differently than Remainers (16% vs 6%).
>
>
>
> * Respondents expressed a real sense of fatigue with the Brexit debate,
> and relatively high levels of indifference with regards to the future of the
> UK’s relationship with the EU. This perhaps explains why we did not find
> overwhelming support for another referendum. Though a plurality of voters
> supported it, a significant proportion also opposed it (46% vs 32%).
>
>
> * There is however clear support (53% net) for a closer relationship with the
> EU, including among Leave voters.
>
>
> * We find high levels of distrust towards politicians, and a sense that Brexit
> was used instrumentally by the Conservative Party rather than being a
> response to the public’s genuine concerns about Europe.
>
>
> * Many Leave voters also attribute Brexit’s failure to a lack of competence
> amongst British political leaders.51% of Leave voters who think Brexit
> could have turned out well but didn’t cite UK politicians’ ineffectiveness as a
> reason.
but what do the facts say? especially in the relevant fields?
The UK stupidity level now stands at 9%!
Top 9% ! Brexit Gone Wild!!!
Isolationism and in this case hard-euroscepticism is backwards thinking, end of story. We’re stronger together, however cliche that sounds
Well, this is what happens when you take major public policy decisions based on tabloid headlines…
What a surprise…
*Methodology*
*Public First ran the data collection for this project using a mixture of quantitative*
*and qualitative research methods. The qualitative portion consisted of five focus*
*groups, which we ran in May and September of 2023 in:*
*• Bassetlaw: Two groups of Leave voters. Recruitment of one group*
*focused on those who said they would still vote Leave knowing*
*what they do now. The second group’s recruitment focused on*
*those who said they would vote Remain knowing what they*
*know now. These were held in May 2023.*
*• Thurrock: Two groups of Leave voters who think Brexit is going*
*badly. These were held in September 2023.*
*• Ashfield: One group of Leave voters who think Brexit is going*
*badly. This group was held in September 2023.*
​
I don’t understand polling well but wtf is this about? 4 groups of Bregretters and 1 who would still vote for Brexit. And how is this used with the seperate poll?
To be fair, if the brexit vote didn’t go through back then, I bet only 9% would say that “staying in the EU has gone well”. Thats like the nature of a brit.
You are just jealous on our massive success.
gone = went
So 9% Is still insane.
We didn’t want to be in a political union. We are no longer in a political union. This only isn’t a success for people who voted without understanding what the point was, or for people who wanted to stay in a political union.
From what I’ve heard, that’s probably the same percentage as Dutchmen that feel the EU is great to be in.
What do those 9% believe has gone well?
Just wanted to point out that “believe Brexit has gone well” is not the same question as “believe Brexit was a good idea”.
Some people can believe that the idea was good, but the implementation was terrible. It’s noteworthy that the main opposition party is not entertaining the idea of reversing Brexit, which the headline above would suggest would be a *massive* vote-winner.
Just pointing out this distinction to avoid the Surprised Pikachu Faces on Reddit when the Conservative party manage to win the next election… again.
Tories tried but it didn’ t go well. After 10 years: Labour tried it but it didn’t go well too. Let’s go back then 😉
To be fair, JRM did tell us it will take 50 years for the benefits of Brexit to be seen. So I think people could do with a little more patience….
/s
What do you mean “just”? If 9% believes something that objectively/factually speaking isn’t true, then it’s a huge number.
“Just 9% of UK voters believe fire is hot” – I mean, that’s a problem.
Did they even get rid of the old EU regulations? I remember the UK was planning to replace them eventually but there were too many to do that in the short period.
That’s a very low number of satisfied voters
Give it up guys, we’re not rejoining 🙂
Is it possible that nigel farage…. lied?…
> gone well
As if there was ever going to be any positive result
It reminds me of some British folks i met in Czech complaining that their vaccine pass were not accepted when entering some pubs and music clubs, while everyone else had EU DCC conpatible ones.
Was it the EU’s fault, again?