Should Everyone Be Able To Leave The EU?

In order to answer this question, we can look back to 1975, when the UK held a referendum on whether the UK should remain in the European Economic Community (EEC), an organization to bring about economic integration to Europe. According to Henderson, Jeffery, Liñeira, Scully, Wincott, and Wyn Jones (2016), 67.2% of the voters regardless of age voted for Yes in 1975, revealing “the strongest support for

The decision of the United Kingdom to leave the European Union has served in reshaping the way politics works in Europe. On June 3rd, 2016 a massive 30 million people came out to vote on the future of their countries. In the end, the vote to leave won 51.9% to 48.1%. Places like England and Wales both voted in favor of the exit, while Scotland and Northern Ireland voted overwhelmingly to stay in. While the long term effects of this decision obviously need time to be observed, the immediate economic impact has been somewhat mixed. The day after the vote was a cause for concern in that “the pound slumped after the referendum - and remains around 10% lower against the dollar and 15% down against the euro” (Wheeler 17). In contrast to this,

The EU Referendum was held on 23 June 2016 and a majority of the electorate – by 52% to 48%, voted to leave the European Union, transforming the remote idea of Brexit into a very real event for which the timer was set. Indeed, for many, Brexit was an idea that the government had been

For the structure of this paper, I will start by highlighting key arguments put forward by Brexiters as they relate to Parliamentary sovereignty. Followed by a comprehensive look at Parliamentary and other types of sovereignty and what they imply, followed by a decision whether the UK will regain power by canceling its membership to the EU.

Over the last 30 years Britain has consistently supported the enlargement of the European Union (EU). Both the former Conservative, and the current Labour governments have always presented favourable rhetoric for the ‘widening’ of the EU. This apparent consensus on European policy belies the fractious nature of opinions in Britain over the future of Europe. The rough undercurrents of Britain’s contingent support for the intergovernmental vision of the EU reflects just how complex and protracted the political discourse on Europe has become.

At the end of June, Great Britain made the decision to leave the European Union. A referendum was held where more than 70 percent of the UK voted(more than 30 million people). It resulted in a 52 to 48 percent win for those in favor of leaving. When dividing the United Kingdom into its sovereign states the division can be seen clearly: England and Wales voted strongly for Brexit, while Northern Ireland and Scotland backed up staying in the EU. Following the decision to leave the European Union, Prime Minister David Cameron resigned his position and British politics went went into chaos. Although the economy was expected to drop it was able to withstand the effect of the decision. However, the pound has dropped to its lowest point in three decades, 1.28. As well as affecting the pound, Brexit has affected Great Britain socially in regards to immigration. In this new environment, some immigrants have reported that they have stopped speaking their native tongue in public. Mothers are worried about their children being bullied at school. Younger immigrants say they fear discrimination over jobs and educational opportunities. The negative effects of Brexit have already began to show as nativist sentiment increases and the pound continues to lose value. It is safe to say that this referendum will be marked in history as it continues to change Britain in the future.

With Britain’s vote to no longer remain the EU, its economy could take a dangerous hit and weaken considerably. Emma Charlton and John Robison, journalists for Businessweek, claim that “voting to leave the European Union would dramatically increase the UK’s chances of” (Charlton and Robinson) recession because of the risk that it places on the economy. Their prediction points out how much of a threat leaving is to Britain because of the consequences that it will bring to jobs, growth, and investment. Lukanyo Mnyanda and Lucy Meakin, journalists of Businessweek, point out how parts of Britain’s economy have already been hurt by the decision, with the "[pound] sterling earlier [reaching] $1.3229, the lowest since 1985...[weakening] 6.2 percent to 81.27 pence per euro, for the biggest decline on record" (Mnyanda and Meakin). This decrease in the value of the pound is dangerous because a weaker pound will make UK imports, like clothes and diesel, become more expensive because they require a larger value of pound in order to be

January 1st ,1973 is the day the UK became a member of the European Economic Community (EEC), (BBC.com, 1973). Which then at November 1st, 1993 became a pillar of the European Union (EU) as it is known today. The EU intends to achieve economic coordination and benefits among its members by changing regulations and laws concerning employment, EU budget, immigration, education, and culture. And Introducing agreements like free trade. Brexit is the Act of the UK leaving the EU. A referendum, which is a popular vote that aims to resolve a political issue, was made on 26th of June 2016. The UK has voted to leave the EU by 51.9% to 48.1%. This decision can have immense impact on both the UK and EU since many laws and regulations

British Citizens made a choice on the 23rd June 2016, to leave the European Union. The UK has been a member of the European Union (EU) since 1973 and the EU gives many economic benefits to member’s countries, such as free movement of labour, harmonisation of regulations and the stability of being in the world’s largest trade block within 28 united countries.

Furthermore, Professor O’Hara noted that in both elections, the voters located in rural areas ultimately decided the election and rural voters were concerned about immigration. I think there were stark contrasts between the two elections though, and these should be discussed further.

On 23 June 2016, a hotly contested debate around the UK’s continued membership of the European Union ended in a public vote narrowly in support of the “leave” campaign. The complete implications of the referendum - including exactly when the UK will commence its exit (Brexit) along with the terms which it 's going to achieve this are yet uncertain, and likely to be like that for quite a while.

In 1776, we saw the American Colonies breakaway from the ruling British Empire. Nearly 250 years later, we see the complete opposite. In a 2016 referendum, British Prime Minister David Cameron and Parliament voted to leave the European Union. The European Union, which wanted to unite all the European countries, is currently butting heads with the British Government and current Prime Minister Theresa May. This battle has been steadfast over the past year with multiple votes from the British people and government officials. If the votes pass, then Britain is on track to leave the E.U. by April of 2019. The lead up to this break differs between most people. However, the reason for this split is immigration, the safety for national

Recently we have all become aware of the fact that Brexit has come as a shock to everybody. This unprecedented event caused turbulences both in the UK and in the EU because of it’s political and economical magnitude. As always, a lot of questions related to this topic have invaded newspapers and informative TV programs all over the world asking : “ Is the EU sinking or is it keeping afloat despite UK’s suddenly decision to leave?”. This will only depend on the how both of them manage to keep their sovereignty and succesfull coexist.

Countries band together to promote trade, defend human rights, protect the environment and repel threats. They sign treaties and join international groups, and each time they do, they give up a bit of independence. That happened in a big way with the creation of the European Union, a free-trade zone and global political force forged from the fractious states of Europe. The question always was, could this extraordinary experiment hold together? The people of the United Kingdom gave their answer in a June referendum, shocking the world by voting to leave the bloc they'd joined in 1973. The way many Britons saw it, the EU was expensive, out of touch and a source of uncontrolled immigration. They chose what's become known as Brexit. Seeing that

Before diving straight into things, here is a very brief recap of the Brexit, thus far. * On Thursday 23rd June 2016, the Referendum on the United Kingdom 's membership of the European Union, otherwise known as the 'Brexit ' vote, was staged for a third time with historic consequences. Where the majority of the votes from the participating population supported the bid to leave the European Union, 48.1 to 51.9%. The result leaving the British economy in pieces, major politicians forced to resign, including those that supported the bit to ‘Leave’, along with the then Prime Minister David Cameron and the