British Nationalism
Here's a bit of the political culture and values in the UK as well as a bit of the politics of generally "Euroskeptic" Conservatives (the Thatcher wing). The report of the poll comes from Angus Reid Global Monitor: "Britons Want Referendum on EU Powers.""Many adults in Britain would like to vote on the reach of the European Union (EU) in their country, according to a poll by YouGov for the Speak Out Campaign. 77 per cent of respondents support holding a referendum on whether powers over fishing, farming, rules and regulations, lawmaking and borders should be returned to the British Parliament...
"Former Conservative parliamentarian Paul Sykes is one of the backers of the Speak Out Campaign. Sykes left the Conservative party in 2001 over disagreements with its EU policy.
"Polling Data
"Some people have called for a referendum on whether powers over fishing, farming, rules and regulations, lawmaking and borders being returned to the British Parliament from the European Union. Would you support or oppose a campaign to hold such a referendum?
"Strongly support:45% Support: 32% Oppose: 9% Strongly oppose: 3% Do not care: 11%
"Source: YouGov / Speak Out Campaign. Methodology: Online interviews with 2,206 British adults, conducted from Oct. 6 to Oct. 11, 2006. No margin of error was provided."
See also
- Full Poll Results
- Opposing Op-Ed Pieces from the Yorkshire Post
- YouGov home page
- Wikipedia's article on YouGov
- Speak Out home page
posted by Ken Wedding @ 8:54 AM
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