United Kingdom Referendum on European Union Membership

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http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/eu-referendum-nigel-farage-to-announce-plans-to-head-campaign-for-british-exit-10425255.html

According to a recent poll by ORB, 55% of Britons support staying in the EU and 45% support leaving the EU. 71% of 18 to 24-year-olds in Britain support staying in the EU, while 53% of those aged 65 and over support leaving the EU.

Interesting generational difference -I wonder why younger people in the UK are more supportive of the EU than their elders.

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From a few weeks back, but there's a case to be made that the city of London will benefit long-term from a Brexit:

Brexit may benefit City of London in the long run, says top consultancy

Heather Stewart
Thursday 24 September 2015 19.01 EDT

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A majority of Britons (mainly the English beyond London) now support leaving the EU:

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source

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Europe offers Britain a deal to stay in the E.U.

By Karla Adam
February 2

LONDON —

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Looks as if Britons have low expectations for what their Prime Minister can achieve:

Britons expect a bad deal for EU membership: poll

By:   CYNTHIA KROET
2/14/16, 11:11 AM CET

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Cameron hails EU deal to give Britain 'special status', battle looms

By Jan Strupczewski and Elizabeth Piper
7 hours ago

BRUSSELS (Reuters) -

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 EU referendum: Over 50s now more likely to vote for a Brexit than to stay in the EU, with men more likely to be saying no to the union than women

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OFFICIAL: "NO" WINS THE LUCRATIVE ENDORSEMENT OF MY GRANDMA

"NO" = "remain", I assume?

Yes, which is weird because she voted UKIP. No idea why she changed her mind.

It could be that she's having second thoughts about the prospect of seceding from the rest of Europe now that it actually presents itself as a very real possibility.  Up until now, I suppose she was venting.