A clear majority of the British public now believes Brexit has been bad for the UK economy, has driven up prices in shops, and has hampered government attempts to control immigration, according to a landmark poll by Opinium to mark the third anniversary of the UK fully leaving the EU single market and customs unions.

The survey of more than 2,000 UK voters also finds strikingly low numbers of people who believe that Brexit has been of benefit to them or the country.

  • @[email protected]
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    411 months ago

    We are a parliamentary democracy and parliament should have decided.

    “How dare those dirty proles be given a choice”

    • @[email protected]
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      3211 months ago

      Yup, you’re a real hero with your populism. Look how great that turned out.

      People these days treat democracy like a damned religion instead of a system of governance. Turns out though that complex decisions often benefit from expertise instead of letting the lowest common denominator decide.

      • @[email protected]
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        -1411 months ago

        the lowest common denominator

        Wow. Careful, your hat might blow off at those elevated heights you inhabit.

        • @[email protected]
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          1211 months ago

          I suppose when you are down in a dank shitty hole of your own making, normal sunlight and open ground must seem like an ivory tower.

          Would you like me to let down a rope ladder for you?

    • @Squizzy
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      411 months ago

      They were, in who they elect to represent them.