Only one in 10 feel leaving the EU has helped their finances, while just 9% say it has benefited the NHS, despite £350m a week pledge

A clear majority of the British public now believes Brexit has been bad for the UK economy, has driven up prices in shops, and has hampered government attempts to control immigration, according to a landmark poll by Opinium to mark the third anniversary of the UK fully leaving the EU single market and customs unions.

The survey of more than 2,000 UK voters also finds strikingly low numbers of people who believe that Brexit has been of benefit to them or the country.

  • HobbitFoot @thelemmy.clubEnglish
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    6 months ago

    The problem is that it was an advisory vote and it is should have been handled by initially deciding a negotiating position.

    Leaving the EU meant a lot of different things and the approximate idea of implementation should have been decided on before leaving.

    • Echrichor@feddit.ukEnglish
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      6 months ago

      The yes/no nature of the vote was also a mistake. “Keep it as it is” Vs “change something” lumped in everyone who wanted anything from a swiss or Nordic style deal down to hard brexiteers and protest votes into the same category, when normally they wouldn’t have agreed.

      If it were to happen at all, it should have been a ranked vote.