The European Union ( Eu )

This report will look at the benefits and issues surrounding the UKs decision to remain as a member state of the European Union (E.U.). Along with the newly elected conservative government, came the announcement that a nationwide referendum would be held, by the end of 2017, in order to determine the British public’s stance on the issue of EU membership.

It is time for this nonsense to end. It was wrong of the Government to offer the public a binary choice on the EU without being willing – in the event that people voted Leave – to explain how this can be made to work in the interests of the UK and Europe. We cannot wait until mid-September, and a new PM. We need a clear statement, now, of some basic truths:

The following document will be discussing the claim that the ‘Brexit’ referendum presents a fundamental challenge to the sustainability of the EU. To answer this question, we will be looking into Britain’s historic relationship with the EU, we will then discuss what Brexit is, how it happened and why. We will be focusing on four particular factors which are argued to have been decisive and divisive in the Brexit referendum such as globalisation, trade, security and migration, all of which are political issues currently challenging the EU and society as a whole.

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.

Officially known as The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the UK (or simply Britain) is home to over sixty-five million diverse people. The UK has been a member of the European Union for 43 years and has seen its economy do quite well during this time. During the summer of 2016, UK citizens made a decision to leave the EU. This decision shook the entire global economy, raised many uncertainties and now leaves a number of unanswered questions surrounding the global economic landscape.

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.

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.

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

On Thursday, June 23rd, 2016, the United Kingdom invoked Article 50 of the Treaty of the European Union and voted to whether or not to leave the European Union. This June 2016 referendum, which is most commonly known as “Brexit,” had the largest voter turnout in the United Kingdom since the 1992 General Election, roughly 33.5 million voters. The referendum resulted fifty-two percent in favor of leaving the European Union. The separation process is difficult. By just agreeing to the negotiations to separate from the European Union, there has been significant political and economic impacts affecting the United Kingdom and the rest of the world. The day following the vote that favored leaving the European Union, the Pound, Britain’s currency, went from $1.50 to $1.28, the lowest it’s been in over three decades (Kottasova). In an effort to not deal with the EU negotiations, David Cameron, the United Kingdom’s Prime Minister, resigned from his position on July 13th, effectively ending his six year holding on the position. Brexit is an example of when nationalism and frustration mix together and motivates a society to make a decision possible which was unforeseeable prior. It can be deduced that the three contributing factors to the success of the Brexit vote are Economics, Nationalism, and Political Elitism. Understanding the history of the relationships between the European Union, political parties in the United Kingdom, and the citizen of the United Kingdom.

This past June Britain voted in a referendum to leave the European Union. The term Brexit was coined in reference to this event. The United Kingdom’s voters had two options on this ballot, Remain or Leave. Around 71.8% of the voting populace participated which is more than 30 million people (Hunt and Wheeler, 2017). Leave won with 51.9% of the votes with Remain taking the other 48.1% of the votes (Hunt and Wheeler, 2017). Not all of the countries in the UK had a majority of their people vote to leave. England and Wales had a majority vote Leave, but Scotland and Northern Ireland had a majority vote Remain (Hunt and Wheeler, 2017). This has been a hot button topic since the idea first came into the realm of possibilities. The

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

As former Prime Minister David Cameron stated, “A vote to leave is the gamble of the century. And it would be our children’s futures on the table if we were to roll the dice” (Ketil). On June 23, more than half of the United Kingdom voted to leave the European Union. A myriad of UK’s citizens had no knowledge of what their vote would do.1 In the United States, the electoral college elects the president while taking in the consideration of the public’s vote. When the public voted on the referendum, they believed it was an opinion poll and higher officials would vote somewhat based on the people’s standpoint, such as how America’s democracy works. Britains want to be able to expand without the EU’s assistance but profound consequences awaits. Society should be against Britain’s exit because it will change immigration reforms, plummet trade agreements, lead to the crash of the euro currency, and for more other reasons.

The European Union (EU), a partnership of 28 European countries, evolved from the European Economic Community in 1957 that contained six original members, not including Great Britain. The primary objective of the EU is to increase trade and movement of goods, services, and people, and to ensure economic growth between these nations. It also enacts legislation relating to justice and international affairs. On June 23rd, 2016 the Brexit referendum was held. The decision to leave won with a small victory of 52% with almost 72% of eligible electorates vote (Wheeler, Hunt). The United Kingdom’s vote out of the European Union, also known as Brexit, can be traced back to the ideals from Enlightenment

Depending on who you listen to, the UK’s departure from the EU can seem like the worst economic decision ever or the best opportunity for the people and country to truly thrive. Economists, World Leaders, and experts of different

The European Union contains just 7% of the world’s population, but produces 1/3 of the world’s Gross National Product (Delegation of the EU to the US). A single market merges all 28 countries of the EU into one economic free-trade zone with no trade tariffs imposed on one another. The EU accounts for 51% of all trade that the UK conducts with the world (The Data Team 2). Since its admittance to the Union in 1973, Britain’s economy has grown from 326 million Euros per capita to 6,116 million Euros per capita in quarter four of 2012. Despite its economic benefits, many have voiced concern over its undemocratic practices. In a summary of the court case Van Loos v. Netherlands Inland Revenue administration, the European Union decided to strike