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I think people undersell this - I can't find the really good analysis I recall reading about this right now, but what it said was polling over the last couple o
by stephen_g 8y ago
I think people undersell this - I can't find the really good analysis I recall reading about this right now, but what it said was polling over the last couple of decades shows there has actually been majority support (often over 60%!) to at least reduce participation in the EU for the last 20 years.
According to this other polling [1], the appetite to do a full exit has not been as high, but still close to 50/50. I think in general people are doing a massive disservice to their own understanding when they try and take a minority "fringe racist" view and try to say that is the reason for all voters of Brexit, when reality is more complex and long-term.
(I say this not really having a horse in this race, never having even been to the UK and only having been to Europe a few times).
1. https://theconversation.com/polling-history-40-years-of-british-views-on-in-or-out-of-europe-61250 https://theconversation.com/polling-history-40-years-of-brit...