BREXIT Survey
To begin my project I wanted to create a survey which explored, in a non-bias way, what the salient issues around the EU and Brexit were. I tried to make it a fair survey with not just yes and no answers (some elaborating).
Would you vote the same if the referendum was held again in 2018?
Yes: 52
No: 5
Couldn't vote: 1
Not Sure: 1
Scottish
both
British or English depending on the context
Are you concerned about the impact of leaving the EU?
Yes: 35
No: 3
Not Sure: 1
- Yes - the pound has been suffering for two years now, and we still haven't left yet!
- absolutely yes, we're literally all going to die
- Yes - I think it's going to be a big problem
- Yes, It is going to impact our currency, international standing with regard to trade etc.
- Yes, but I hopethat good things come from it. I hope it helps us build commonwealth relations
- I understood the appeal from both sides before the referendum, but after being outright lied to in some of the arguments led by the 'vote leave' campaign, I am failing to see a conducive & beneficial outcome for Britain in the midst of a post-Brexit era. Which is currently led by a prime minister who is so far appearing to be failing to negotiate a deal with the EU.
- No, thank god we've finally shaken Brussels
To support your answer, explain in what ways Immigration benefits or disadvantages the British way of life.
A certain level of immigration is good but we have lost control of the numbers and reasons for accepting immigrants
Helps to create a diverse culture
we could encourage skills which we do not have. we can exclude undesireables which is important
Great Britain has always been a migration country; why not Europeans for a change?
I think it can be a positive thing - the economy needs more workers in some sectors and Europeans can contribute new cultural ideas to our society, but needs to be managed properly
good for economy
Positive when the skills of people inbound to the uk are matched with the lack of skills in the country
Good workforce, diversity, British have opportunity abroad aswell
brings positive cultural aspects, helps keep job market competitive (doing jobs brits don't want to do) and means that we can also choose to go and live in europe
we are all immigarants. and immigration brings alternative cultures, new ideas, a broader outlook
Positive. But, I think it discriminates against people from outside the UK. Since we joined, harder for commonwealth countries to migrate here, even those who have the queen as head of state or we share the same language and possibly are far closer culturally.
Diversity and cultural understanding
Can be positive in controlled circumstances
We have always been a multicultural society, and benefit in countless ways in various aspects of our daily lives.
Fills both skilled and unskilled jobs, but strains our services
Many immigrant communities are in fact second or third generation and therefore are likely to have British citizenship. Many communities are multi-cultural and as such the diversity helps the understanding and tolerance of such communities.
More diverse culture
It's positive to a degree, we shouldn't allow people to come in a reap up the benefits of the UK without actually putting anything into the country, but most immagrants immigrate to make a better life for themselves. And therefore do work and give back
Introduces culture to a large portion of uncultured people in the world. Gives people perspective and makes them more understanding and accepting.
Brings talent and diversity to help the UK grow
Multiculturalism is never a bad thing
Multiculturalism, brings in skills from other countries that are lacking in Britain
It benefits the society both culturally (with the integration of and contact with foreign cultures) and economically (supporting the labour market).
Creates a National Security issue
Many immigrants are keen to do jobs we don't want to do like cleaning. Very skilled and needed professionals such as doctors are invaluable to the nhs, and help support the economy. There is a tiny percentage of immigrants who do not contribute to the economy however I feel that these people receive the most publicity and cause hate towards all immigrants. They also bring cultural diversity in the form of shops, restaurants and the arts sector. I think disadvantages could be that people feel like their community is being "overrun" by immigrants, especially in smaller villages with tight communities. There are lots of interesting case studies you can find about this and maybe could help in your work.
So many do jobs the Brits won't touch. So many work in our NHS
Makes the economy larger, more culture
Immigration works on both levels. People from Britain move to other nations around Europe and the world and people from other parts of the world live in Britain. You only have to look at the benefit that immigration has made to the Britain e.g. the construction of railways in the 60s. Britain is also home to London one of the most international cities in the world, where most people working in high rise offices are not British however of other international backgrounds.
the mass of people coming in isn't good, but compared to our population we can definetely take in immigrants. the amount that come in is exaggerated.
I think it has advantages and disadvantages
Many immigrants will work the jobs that british wont, long hours and warehouses for next day delivery
Immigrants poison our nation, begging filth on our streets demand government money, disgraceful
27% of Addenbrookes staff are non-UK; the vast majority of those working in social care are non-UK. We can't manage without inward migration.
They do jobs Brits don't like, and other cultures are interesting e.g food
immigration is good from anywhere, as long as we have control of the number of people and skills of the people that immigrate
Helps economy and provides best work force for the UK
It’s bolsters our work force specifically the nhs where we don’t have enough staff as is.
We need the workers, because we refuse to educate our own in high skilled jobs such as medicine. However, we also have a housing crisis so can't afford to fit more people. It's a lose-lose situation.
Skills and Culture sharing is vital to our way of life
We gain a greater breadth of culture as well as strengthening our trade oppurtunites.
It's good for the wealthy but it's bad for working class people
Many companies are built from colonisation and it creates diversity amongst people
Diversity, Tourism. It makes life interesting.
Brings new skills, as part of Global society, take in refugees who need safety
For the issue you feel most strongly about, explain why.
it makes export and import much easier
British Sovereignty We should have the right to govern the UK without interference fromnon elected bureaucrats
I'm assuming that this question should have said inpact of leaving. I think that the economy will be badly affected and thus employability and healthcare, which at first sight miught improve, will be worse because there will be less money available as a whole.
Assuming this question means after BREXIT I think will adversely affect our economy
Healthcare - skilled workers from Europe for NHS
the lack of restrictions from the european union will mean that the tories will have more free reign to undo environmental policies, scrap the human rights act and introduce more policies designed for their personal gain and not that of the british public
the right to work and travel abroad is something ive befitted from most of my adult life. im appalled to think my adult children wont get the same benefits. I'm also concerned about the effect on the health service as EU workers may be forced to return home.
I think peace is most important, but peace comes with other factors, like stability in economy and peoples quality of life, access to basic human needs and resources.
Peace in Europe
Nobody as of yet can verify how we will fare in the free market once Brexit has been finalised. So I worry about how that will affect the economy.
Economy: We're going to be able to strike deals with other countries that would otherwise have been impossible. Human rights: we may no have open borders to aid asylum seekers in times of crisis in other countries.
Given the emphasis on language learning in schools, denying people the chance to go abroad would be detriment to the language learning.
Healthcare - steps towards privatisation already taken as a direct result of brexit
Lots of things will become much more expensive, for example I understand that a lot of British fishing spots we share with parts of Europe will be taken by the EU, meaning that price of fish will be HUGE (not that bothered bc I'm vegetarian but just an example of an industry.
Our NHS is so dependent on EU labour, from the lower workers, right up the scale to nurses, doctors and surgeons
Employability- the more people there are in the UK, then the more jobs there are as well as having access to work in other areas of Europe for people wanting to move.
Democracy and Human Rights - as a a legal student the English & Welsh legal system has been made up of many EU laws which allow for a standard approach across all of Europe. If we take the Consumer Rights Act 2015 for example, It changed the way in which consumers were protected when spending as consumers. Because it implemented EU directives and laws it enables and encourages cross border spending selling products from England & Wales to consumers all across Europe.
you might want to reword this question, i've answered that the "impact of staying in the EU will be..."
The nhs has gone down the shitter and its only getting worse
Overall, it created peace betweenall countries making agreements and changes easier and more beneficial than being independent.
Britain's Economy will finally be unrestricted and we will again be able to rival the top three world economies
We receive a huge amount of money for medical research in the form of collaborative EU grants- our researchers in the UK are already being asked to step back from leading grant applications; the EMA will now not apply; the Euratom treaty will need to be renegotiated leading to difficulty sourcing radioactive agents- I could go on!!
Human rights - these were protected within EU laws
By leaving the eu we will be entirely reliant on trade with the USA which is vulnerable due to trump
Britain's Economy, loss of the union will negatively impact the economy, to the detriment of public funding and the services funded by it
I feel that the hegemonic culture of British society will result in a decline in labour-intense jobs and the quality of these, and in my opinion healthcare, will decline.
Healthcare because of privatisation
An aggressive Russia is loving brexit
I'm unsure how the government will proceed whilst not under European Union legislation.
We need to share resources with our European neighbours including human, financial and safety
Austria
New Zealand
I am from the South East but go to uni in North West England.
Split between Yorkshire and the east of england
