The ideologues within

Some eurosceptics are genuinely committed to openness and believe that the EU prevents Britain from being true to its liberal internationalist roots. But they are a small minority. If Britain votes to leave it will not be because the British people want the UK to embrace globalisation, immigration and liberalism, but the reverse. It will be a vote for less openness to trade, people and foreign ideas and culture, and a victory for ‘common sense’ and gut feeling over evidence.

• Primary Source

ESO: Information Guide: The EU Referendum, 23 June 2016. The United Kingdom and the European Union http://www.europeansources.info/record/information-guide-the-eu-referendum-23-june-2016-the-united-kingdom-and-the-european-union-august-2017-edition/

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