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Would you vote to re-join the EU in another referendum?

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GorgeousSpringtime · 01/10/2026 14:24

Simple question. If there is another referendum to re-join the EU, will you be voting to re-join?

This isn't to have a go at anyone who supported Brexit, or who supported Remain, it's just a quick straw poll. Thank you. Smile

If anyone is wondering, (or cares!) I think I will vote to re-join. (I won't say at this point what I voted for last time...)

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bluelavender · Yesterday 15:50

Yes; but on an approach like Switzerland has

Pineneedlesincarpet · Yesterday 16:14

MrsBennetsPoorNervesAreBack · Yesterday 15:50

They don't seem to have that many left to lose. Certainly, they would lose a lot of their more moderate supporters if they merged with Reform. But they've probably lost a lot of those people already.

I think they're doing OK. I think a lot of conservative voters will come back under Kemi. I for one.

MrsBennetsPoorNervesAreBack · Yesterday 16:19

Pineneedlesincarpet · Yesterday 16:14

I think they're doing OK. I think a lot of conservative voters will come back under Kemi. I for one.

Well, the polls indicate otherwise right now. But I wouldn't give up yet in Kemi's shoes. I think Reform will implode at some point, and she will no doubt pick up some of the debris.

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Pineneedlesincarpet · Yesterday 16:21

MrsBennetsPoorNervesAreBack · Yesterday 16:19

Well, the polls indicate otherwise right now. But I wouldn't give up yet in Kemi's shoes. I think Reform will implode at some point, and she will no doubt pick up some of the debris.

No one party will get a working majority at the moment. Everything is volatile. I think Andy Burnham is an empty vessel and that will be revealed as we go along. Remember he still has the lunatics sitting behind him.

MrsBennetsPoorNervesAreBack · Yesterday 16:36

Pineneedlesincarpet · Yesterday 16:21

No one party will get a working majority at the moment. Everything is volatile. I think Andy Burnham is an empty vessel and that will be revealed as we go along. Remember he still has the lunatics sitting behind him.

Agree that nobody looks likely to get a majority at the moment but a coalition on the left seems the most likely outcome as things stand.

Pineneedlesincarpet · Yesterday 16:51

MrsBennetsPoorNervesAreBack · Yesterday 16:36

Agree that nobody looks likely to get a majority at the moment but a coalition on the left seems the most likely outcome as things stand.

Christ. That is terrifying. Zac Polanksi near the levers of power.

Anarchy99 · Yesterday 16:54

In theory yes. I voted remain, mainly because I didnt really care either way. But it depends what it would cost us to rejoin. I can’t imagine they will just happily let us back with zero penalties. If they would then great but otherwise then absolutely not.

I don’t personally gain either way so as long as there isn’t a further financial implication then fine.

MrsBennetsPoorNervesAreBack · Yesterday 16:54

Pineneedlesincarpet · Yesterday 16:51

Christ. That is terrifying. Zac Polanksi near the levers of power.

No, it will be mostly a Labour/Libdem pact. The Greens may support but they would be peripheral. In any case, I think they've peaked.

Based on current polling, it doesn't even look like Polanski is going to be able to win a seat.

HAPPYBRIT · Yesterday 17:51

Definitely a big No from me.

Tryonemoretime · Yesterday 17:55

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Platypusdiver · Yesterday 17:55

Yes. I would have voted to remain (couldn’t). Live in an EU country. Think that the EU as a shared political project is much needed especially in today’s world.

But! I have serious concerns about expectations in this county. Brexit fucked all the consessions (sp?) that the uk got. I think that this country couldn’t accept having to do as new comers are subjected to.

In short, there is no way a subject of this magnitude should be left to the population to decide.

LoremIpsumCici · Yesterday 17:58

100% yes
I voted remain
The Project Fear warnings were actually over optimistic, the damage has been much worse.
The architects of Brexit are personally a lot richer while the rest of the country is a lot sicker and poorer.

axolotlfloof · Yesterday 18:00

We shouldn't have had the first referendum, but we did and have to live with the consequences.
Europe has changed a lot and any rejoin terms would be costly.

Moii · Yesterday 18:05

I've voted out as I witnessed first hand the abuse of our benefits system, they've just lifted the 2 child cap I'll be a magnet again.

Mazza888 · Yesterday 18:23

No, I would want to stay as we are. I resent being dictated to by faceless Eurocrats & I like having a sense of sovereignty. We’ve survived the early growing pains of Brexit & have come through the other end. This Europe is no longer the one of 2016, UK has steady growth & we have healthy relationships with non-European countries (re-defence & economy). I note the European Parliament passed a resolution in Feb 2026 determining ’transwomen are women’ - this is reason alone not to want to re-join.

Learnergranny · Yesterday 18:25

I voted to remain in the eu at the last referendum.
I will vote again to stay in the eu. To leave the eu was self sabotage by this country. Freedom of movement is essential and Freedom for students to study in any part of the eu is essential for progress. Also scientific collaboration is essential for our survival. We cannot stand alone as a nation.

Oldtigernidster · Yesterday 18:28

Absolutely not.

MotherOfCatBoy · Yesterday 18:41

Yes, a thousand times. It would give my son back the European citizenship that he lost through Brexit, and as his dream career would be in France, the automatic right to live and work there.
That’s just personal; on a macro level, the world has changed since 2016 and the economic, technological and security threats we face now are much more complicated than they were now. We should never have left and I can only pray we’ll rejoin fully in my lifetime.

SleepQuest33 · Yesterday 18:42

Brexit has been a disastrous 10 year experiment that has caused so much damage. If we coukd turn back time…

DefiantRabbit9 · Yesterday 18:48

No, it would undermine democracy.

mindutopia · Yesterday 18:49

Yes, but I voted to remain as did Dh. We still feel the same as we did back then.

Nothavingagoodvalentinesday · Yesterday 18:58

No never! And if we rejoin I will be opting out of politics altogether as I will no longer consider us a democracy. Asking the same question over and over until the voters give you the “right” answer is not democracy. It is the worst sort of autocracy because it is so dishonest.
I would rather live in a country such as Morocco which has an absolute monarch than in a country that pretends to be something it is not.
This is quite apart from the total disaster that joining the sclerotic monolith the EU has become would be.

RustySpoons88 · Yesterday 18:59

Yes, 100%

Washingupdone · Yesterday 18:59

I want to visit my GC and help myDD without having to be careful I don’t go over the 120 day limit in the UK. If my GC is ill my DD has to take time off work because they are not well. I don’t want to live in the UK but the government think I do, so my days are curtailed.

ToWhitToWhoo · Yesterday 19:03

Yes. Voted Remain last time, but feel much more strongly about ir now.