YouGov survey suggests majority support idea of Britain returning to bloc – but not on same terms it once enjoyed

YouGov survey suggests majority support idea of Britain returning to bloc – but not on same terms it once enjoyed

A decade after MPs voted to hold the referendum that led to Britain leaving the European Union, a poll has found majorities in the bloc’s four largest member states would support the UK rejoining – but not on the same terms it had before.

The YouGov survey of six western European countries, including the UK, also confirms that a clear majority of British voters now back the country rejoining the bloc – but only if it can keep the opt-outs it previously enjoyed.

Asked whether Britain should be allowed back in on the same conditions it enjoyed when it left, including not having to adopt the euro currency and remaining outside the Schengen passport-free zone, the numbers changed significantly.

  • stormeuh@lemmy.worldEnglish
    283·
    1 day ago

    Yup, adopting the Euro as currency would be my first condition. They threw a lot of privilege and bargaining power away out of pride, so that pride should be injured as much as possible (but without emiserating the common people).

    • havocpants@lemmy.worldEnglish
      53·
      1 day ago

      I was very strongly against us leaving, and I would love the UK to rejoin, but give up the pound? That is absolutely not happening.

    • Part4@infosec.pubEnglish
      46·
      1 day ago

      There is literally zero chance of the British accepting the Euro. It has disaster baked into it.

      The Maastricht treaty defined that you lose the right to 1. run budsget deficits in periods of economic contraction. 2. Set interest rates. 3. Devalu your currency when necessary.

      Greece got to borrow at rates Germany enjoy - for a while. Germany gets a hugely devalued currency which actually allows it to be a great exporter (well that and the US post WW2 investment).

      This inequality in peripheral countries absolutely drives the rise of the far right.

      Other than that |the British people don’t want to be in the EU. Being forced into it will put Reform UK into power. They are as Russia aligned as Trump.

      • fushuan [he/him]@piefed.blahaj.zoneEnglish
        2·
        10 hours ago

        other than that the British people don’t want to be in the EU.

        So your point is that regardless of the euro thing the Brits don’t want back? Then why are there so many polls with majority wanting in, and so many talks about it? It’s all media manipulation?