Brexit and public opinion

It is hard to exaggerate the importance of public opinion when it came to Brexit. The decision to leave the EU was itself, of course, the result of a public vote. And as the subsequent Brexit process rolled on, both sides anxiously examined every survey for evidence of what the public now thought. Some people continud to believe that a significant shift in public opinion might allow the decision made in June 2016 to be reconsidered.

In this report, a team of experts on public opinion considered not only what happened in the referendum itself, but also what had taken place in terms of public attitudes subsequently.

Contents

Analysing the Referendum
+ Brexit and British politics
+ Minority ethnic attitudes and the 2016 EU referendum
+ Religion in the EU referendum

New Cleavages and Emerging Identities
+ Voting in the 2017 general election: a Brexit election?
+ Emerging Brexit identities
+ Brexit and identity politics
+ The perceived costs and benefits of Brexit

The Brexit Negotiations
+ Party members
+ MPs
+ The Citizens’ Assembly on Brexit
+ Should policies be decided at the European, national or sub-national level?
+ Sovereignty and cooperation: different dimensions of Brexit
+ Immigration

Nations and Regions
+ Towns and Cities
+ Scotland
+ Wales
+ Northern Ireland

• Primary Source

Blog: UK in a Changing Europe, 08.02.18: Are voters changing their minds about Brexit? http://ukandeu.ac.uk/are-voters-changing-their-minds-about-brexit/

ESO: In Focus: Brexit - The United Kingdom and the European Union http://www.europeansources.info/record/brexit-the-united-kingdom-and-the-european-union/

Blog: UCL Brexit Blog, 07.02.18: Brexit and British politics https://ucl-brexit.blog/2018/02/07/brexit-and-british-politics/

Blog: UK in a Changing Europe, 12.02.18: Public opinion in Northern Ireland: Brexit and the border http://ukandeu.ac.uk/public-opinion-in-northern-ireland-brexit-and-the-border/

Blog: UK in a Changing Europe, 12.02.18: Have Welsh voters changed their view of Brexit? http://ukandeu.ac.uk/have-welsh-voters-changed-their-view-of-brexit/

ESO: Find further information in ESO on public opinion and Brexit http://www.europeansources.info/advSearchLink?keyword=brexit%20public%20opinion%20&searchOption=all

The UK in a Changing Europe: Blog, 09.07.18: What kind of Brexit do voters want? (et al) http://www.europeansources.info/record/what-kind-of-brexit-do-voters-want/

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