The proportion of Britons who say Brexit was a mistake hit a new record high this month, a survey from pollsters YouGov showed on Tuesday.

57% of Britons said the decision to leave the European Union in 2016 was the wrong one, compared with 32% who thought it was correct.

More than half - 55% - said they would vote to remain in the EU, against 31% who said they would stay out, if the referendum were to be held again.

  • TheGreatBatsby@feddit.uk
    2·
    1 year ago

    Sorry to be pedantic, but only about 37% of the voting population voted to leave the EU. 34% voted to stay and 29% didn’t vote.

    It maddens me when Brexiteers scream “the majority of us voted to leave!” when it’s far from the case.

    • JasSmith@kbin.social
      21·
      1 year ago

      This is because that’s how democracy works. Most nations don’t force their citizens to vote. Leaders and decisions are decided by the balance of votes of those who actually bothered to vote. If the standard were 50% of more of the potential voting public, most governments would be in perpetual gridlock.