If the government offered us a referendum, on whether we remained in the EU, or withdrew from the EU, how would you vote?
Would you vote to remain in the EU, or leave the EU, if you were given a referendum?
If the government offered us a referendum, on whether we remained in the EU, or withdrew from the EU, how would you vote?
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I don't have a UK vote .. but I'm voting anyway ...... Leave the EU !!!
I've just voted to leave which makes the result 100% so far.
The yougov poll I gave you a link to earlier indicates less than 30% of the electorate agree with us. So not very encouraging if a referendum were to be held.
Originally Posted by Matron
True. So how would you try to convince them to your point of view then? Particularly the large numbers that naively want less integration with the EU but stop short of saying they want to pull out.
The results of the poll will be of no shock to anyone, which is why we are denied a referendum.
It is not racist to be concerned about immigration.
I think it is very difficult.
As I said to Matron on another thread, the electorate have a hankering for the saying, "Hold on to Nurse, for fear of something worse". They just won't vote for the unknown unless things get much worse and are viewed specifically as being down to our EU membership.
According to a yougov poll, only 23-29% support an exit from EU membership so I regret the majority of the electorate are very likely to vote to stay in the EU if given a referendum vote.
http://ukpollingreport.co.uk/blog/archives/4188
"When YouGov have asked people directly about Britain’s relationship with Europe they've found around 10% of people who support a more integrated Europe, 13-17% happy with the status quo, 33-40% supporting a less integrated Europe with more powers returned to the UK, 23-29% in support of total withdrawal from the EU."
Mmmm, I guess we choose to ignore the polls we do not agree with and embrace the ones we do.
The trend as you will see is against the EU, and not just from the UK. I appreciate there is a lot of info here which is why I stopped where I did, theres a lot more enjoy...
ComRes opinion poll for The Independent on Sunday, Dec 11
If EU leaders agree a new treaty to tackle the Euro crisis Britain should hold a referendum on it: Agree: 58%; Disagree: 15%; Don’t know: 26%
Two thirds of Conservative voters agree (68%), compared to half of Labour (50%) and Lib Dem voters (47%). There is a trend by age, with older people more likely than younger people to agree – 70% of people aged 65 and over agree, compared to 44% of people aged 18-24.
The Euro crisis provides an ideal opportunity for Britain to leave the EU altogether: Agree: 52%; Disagree: 26%; Don’t know: 22%
Conservative voters (58%) are more likely than Labour (45%) or Lib Dem voters (48%) to agree.
ICM/Guardian poll 21-23 October 2011 – 70% Want a Referendum; 49% would Pull Out
70% of voters want a vote on Britain's EU membership; just 23% are against.
49% would vote to get Britain out of Europe; just 40% prefer to stay in.
There is a clear majority for staging a referendum in all social classes and regions of the UK. Men and women are similarly keen, although rather more Conservative (71%) than Labour voters (65%) are calling for a poll.
56% of Tory voters would vote to leave, against 34% who would prefer to stay in. By contrast among Labour and Liberal Democrats, there are majorities for staying in Europe, although there are also sizeable minorities among both parties' supporters – 38% and 44% respectively – who would vote to get out.
28% of the youngest voters aged 18-24 would vote to quit the EU; 63% of those aged 65 and over would do the same.
The Eurosceptic side of public opinion is firmer than the Euro-enthusiast element. The 40% who would vote to stay in split between 23% who would definitely vote to stay in and 18% who say they would only probably do so. Among the 49% who want to leave, by contrast, 34% describe their position as "definite", against 15% who would "probably" vote to leave.
The 49%-40% split for pulling out of the EU represents a turnaround in public opinion on a decade ago. When ICM asked a slightly differently worded question in May 2001, by 68% to 19% the public indicated Britain should remain a member, a 49% lead for the pro-Europeans. The most Eurosceptic segment of opinion has grown rapidly: where 34% of all respondents now say they would "definitely" vote for pulling out, in 2001 just 13% said they were "strongly" in favour of pulling out.
German ARD Poll Nov 2011
In a recent ARD poll, 46 percent agreed that "Germany should have held onto the deutsche mark."
Conservative Home September Poll of Conservative members - 60% want to leave the EU:
Which of the following options would be your ideal future for Britain and Europe:
• UK should remain full members and participate in further integration – 4%
• UK should remain full members but reject further integration – 7%
• UK should secure substantial renegotiation of its existing relationship with the EU but remain full members – 29%
• UK should leave the EU altogether and negotiate a free trade agreement with the EU – 60%
Angus Reid poll, July 2011 - 49% want to leave the EU
49% of those polled would vote to leave the EU in a referendum; 25% wanted to stay. 57% believed that being in the EU has been negative, while 32% thought it had been positive.
Angus Reid poll, 6 December 2010: 48% of Britons would vote in favour of pulling out of the EU.
A new Angus Reid poll shows that, in the event of a referendum on the UK's EU membership, 48% of Britons would vote in favour of leaving the EU and 27% would vote to stay in. The results also indicate that 42% of Lib Dem voters and 36% of Labour voters would now vote for the UK to pull out. The poll found that 80% would vote in favour of keeping the pound.
EU's Annual Eurobarometer for 2010
The EU's own Eurobarometer survey, covering 27,000 throughout the EU, showed only 49% support for the EU. In Britain support for the EU was only 27%. Even in Germany only half the population have confidence in the EU.
47% of British voters say they would leave the EU as new referendum campaign is launched. Sept 10
A new YouGov poll has found that 47 percent of the British public would want the UK to leave the EU compared to 33 percent who say they would vote for Britain to retain its membership. The poll comes with the launch of the EU Referendum campaign, which is calling for a referendum on the UK's membership of the EU.
74% of Tory members think Cameron missed opportunity to repatriate powers and cut EU budget
By Tim Montgomerie, Conservative Home
1,447 Tory members took part in a ConservativeHome poll from after Friday's EU summit until lunchtime yesterday.
The results - reported in the Daily Mail - suggest that members do not agree with David Cameron's claim that he got a good deal for Britain. Cameron said he had "succeeded spectacularly" in capping increased EU spending at +2.9%. 62% of party members disagree. 85% think the EU budget should have been cut.
More significantly, on a forced choice question, 74% think the Prime Minister should have used Angela Merkel's request for a Treaty amendment as an opportunity to get some powers repatriated to Britain. 26% agreed that accepting the Treaty amendment was in Britain's interest. Mrs Merkel is being portrayed as Europe's new "Iron Lady" because of her negotiating triumph.
Asked if they wanted to leave the EU, 49% of members said they did. Of those wanting to stay in (totalling 51%);
•5% said "we should stay in the EU but leave the relationship as it is";
•42% said "we should stay in the EU but aim to get powers back";
•4% agreed "we should be more enthusiastic EU members".
The Definitive Answer on the Euro
A cross-section survey of 1000 people in the UK, made up of Afghans, Albanians, Pakistanis, Indians, Poles, Iraqis, Somalis, Bosnians, Turks, Moldovans, Latvians, Lithuanians, Bangladeshis, Ethiopians, Russians, Congolese, Zimbabweans, Portuguese and Nigerians were asked if they thought Britain should change its currency to the Euro.
99.9% said no, they were happy with the Giro.
Conservative Home poll of Conservative Parliamentary candidates, Aug 09
84% want Cameron to hold a referendum on Lisbon, even if it has already been ratified
60% want a complete renegotiation of Britain's relationship with the EU
Only 6% want to be "at the heart of Europe"
Com Res Poll for BBC Daily Politics, 19 Mar 09
55% wanted to leave the EU but maintain close trading links
84% said that voters should decide whether any further powers should be transferred to the EU
51% did not think there was any benefit in trade or jobs from EU membership
ICM Poll for the Taxpayers Alliance, 22 May 09
69% want the Government to start ignoring EU rules
60% say that fines for disobedience to our Brussels masters should be ignored
75% want a referednum before any more powers are given to the EU
57% want to take back powers already given to the EU
Channel 4/YouGov poll June 09
39 percent agree with the statement "The UK should withdraw completely from the European Union", compared to 38 percent who disagreed, and 16 percent who said they neither agreed nor disagreed. 22 percent agreed strongly.
Only 27 percent agreed that "The existence of the EU promotes prosperity throughout Europe", compared with 37 percent who disagreed.
80 percent agreed there was some truth in the statement: "A great majority of the important decisions that affect our daily life are taken by the European Union, not by Britain's parliaments, assemblies or councils."
Lisbon Treaty: 82% want referendum in UK, even if all other countries ratify
From: Open Europe Newsletter
A new Populus poll for the Times has found overwhelming support for a referendum on the Lisbon Treaty, even in a situation where it has already been ratified by Ireland and the rest of the EU. 82% of people agreed with the statement, "If Ireland and other countries ratify the Lisbon Treaty on the future of the European Union, Britain should hold its own referendum on the issue", with 52% strongly agreeing and only 14% disagreeing. 92% of Conservative voters, 76% of Labour voters and 85% of Liberal Democrats voters agreed that Britain should have a referendum on the Treaty. (Times, 13 May)
The poll also showed that 58% of voters believe that the balance of powers between Britain and the EU gives too much power to the EU, including a clear majority of supporters of all the main parties. 28% say the balance is about right and 6% say too little power has been given to the EU. In response to the question, "If the Lisbon Treaty goes through and the new post of President of the EU is established, the job should go to Tony Blair", only 34% of people agreed, and 63% disagreed. 51% felt that Britain benefits from its membership of the EU.
Meanwhile, a poll in Germany found that 70% of people want the Lisbon Treaty to be re-negotiated, and a separate poll found that 73% of Germans agree that "the EU takes too many powers from Germany". (Neues Deutschland, 15 May)
BBC Daily Politics, BBC/ComRes poll, 19 March 09
55% of Britons want to leave the EU; 84% want a referendum before transferring new powers to the EU. A new BBC/ComRes poll shows that 55% of those asked agreed with the statement "I want Britain to leave the EU but maintain close trading links", while 41% disagreed. When asked if the current economic crisis has made people more likely to join the Euro, only 31% agreed and 64% disagreed. On the question of whether Britain benefits overall from membership of the European Union in terms of jobs and trade only 44% agreed with 51% disagreeing. When asked if the British people should decide in a referendum before Britain transfers any further power to the European Union 84% agreed, with 13% against.
Daily Telegraph/YouGov survey, 26 Feb 09
Top issue for an incoming Conservative Government to deal with is immigration. The second issue is reducing the power of the EU. This is a significant change, as in recent years the EU has not been considered a major policy priority, probably because no-one thinks we can do anything about it. Perhaps now we can.
YouGov Survey for the Taxpayers' Alliance and Global Vision, 11 Jan 09
Relationship with the EU: 16% withdraw, 48% looser relationship, 22% stay as is.
Joining the Euro: 64% against, 24% for.
It is not racist to be concerned about immigration.
Some people may. I don't. I support exit from the EU but I can't ignore a respected polling organisation like Yougov. 29% supporting exit is too far away from 51% for it to be a polling error.
I know there are conspiracy theorists that believe the reason we didn't get a referendum is because Cameron "knew" the electorate would vote to exit, but that doesn't stand up to serious scrutiny.
DC said the reason was because it would be a distraction from dealing with the economy. I think it was much more to do with the fact that it would have reopened the divisions in the tory party and ensured the tories lost out at the next election. On top of that, the Lib Dems would have voted it down as there isn't majority support for a referendum in the HOC.
So tory divisions reopened, the government fighting amongst itself and the referendum result very likely to be "no change". Hardly a strong reason for DC to back holding a referendum.
Last edited by CB100; 13-05-2012 at 04:04 PM.
I'd vote to leave. I think the relationship with the EU would still be close, but it would be good for British people to feel they were more in control of their country.
Last edited by clockwork; 13-05-2012 at 05:32 PM.
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