THE GUARDIAN: Europe-wide polling finds UK and EU leaders now out of step with public opinion and pursue ‘ambitious reset’
A majority of Britons who voted to leave the EU would now accept a return to free movement in exchange for access to the single market, according to a cross-Europe study that also found a reciprocal desire in member states for closer links with the UK.
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and Donald Trump’s election as US president had “fundamentally changed the context” of EU-UK relations, the report by the European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR) thinktank said.
“There is a remarkable consensus on both sides of the Channel that the time is ripe for a reassessment of EU-UK relations,” it concluded, with closer relations being the most popular option in every country surveyed – and public opinion on the question well ahead of government stances. » | Peter Walker and Jon Henley | Thursday, December 12, 2024
We should never have left the EU in the first place. But for that troublemaker, Farage, and Cameron’s stupidity in calling for a referendum to appease the Eurosceptics in his party, we wouldn’t have left the Community. Leaving it was a duff move.
Sir Keir Starmer should do all within his power to get us back into the Community where we, as Europeans, belong. And with dispatch! Re-joining the Single Market would be a great first step to undo the damage already done. That will help ensure high food standards for this country, before the Americans under Trump’s leadership come with their hormone-injected meats, chlorinated chicken, and GMO foods.
The results of this polling is encouraging. Now, we must act. – © Mark Alexander
