Guardian
Poll: 56% of Britons would vote to quit EU in referendum
The Opinium/Observer survey finds that 56% of people would probably or definitely vote for the UK to go it alone if they were offered the choice in a referendum. About 68% of Conservative voters want to leave the EU, against 24% who want to remain; 44% of Labour voters would probably choose to get out, against 39% who would back staying in, while some 39% of Liberal Democrats would probably or definitely vote to get out, compared with 47% who would prefer to remain in the EU…
Overall just 28% of likely voters think the EU is a “good thing” while 45% think it is a “bad thing”. The 18-34 age group is the only one in which there is a clear majority backing the EU, with 44% saying membership is good, against 25%.
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The youth vote has spoken. This is the future.No sense even having votes again as everyone knows once you make up your mind as a youth you are not allowed to ever change it again.
Rocks on November 18, 2012 at 5:15 PM
And Blair denied them said referendum. Hmmmmm!
OldEnglish on November 18, 2012 at 5:18 PM
Looks like common sense isnt completely extinct on the islands…
Valkyriepundit on November 18, 2012 at 5:19 PM
Mother Earth help them is they defy the infinite wisdom that is the youth vote!
Punchenko on November 18, 2012 at 5:19 PM
So, is there a mechanism for countries to exit the EU in a non-violent fashion?
Count to 10 on November 18, 2012 at 5:26 PM
How dare the Guardian conduct a poll asking these types of frivolous questions! There should be a parliamentary investigation into their journalistic methods immediately.
Lawdawg86 on November 18, 2012 at 5:31 PM
Well, yeah, since they never jumped on the Euro (€) bandwagon and kept the pound sterling as the official currency…
yubley on November 18, 2012 at 5:32 PM
Sort of strange that the bigger parties aren’t very polarized on this.
theperfecteconomist on November 18, 2012 at 5:34 PM
Also,Guardian editors,this is a plurality, not a “clear majority”.
Cretins.
Rocks on November 18, 2012 at 5:44 PM
Polls also said a majority would vote for Romney.
Mr. Prodigy on November 18, 2012 at 5:47 PM
But the “stupid” people are never asked.
Their politicians know better.
Pitchfork the bastids.
Schadenfreude on November 18, 2012 at 6:49 PM
56%? Pah. The serfs will not be getting their referendum until the polls hit 95%, and even then they’ll be lucky.
Once in never out. It’s like a gay version of the Cosa Nostra.
CorporatePiggy on November 18, 2012 at 6:55 PM
Better example is a group of workers voting in a greedy union.
slickwillie2001 on November 18, 2012 at 7:17 PM
True, because most of the citizens of EU countries never signed up for the deal.
CorporatePiggy on November 18, 2012 at 7:24 PM