Only one in 10 feel leaving the EU has helped their finances, while just 9% say it has benefited the NHS, despite £350m a week pledge

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.

  • makingStuffForFun@lemmy.mlEnglish
    277·
    10 months ago

    I wonder. In Australia, Germany, and the bulk of the world prices are crazy, due to greed in the covid times.

    Are Brits mistaking this phenomena with Brexit?

    In Australia we, for the first ever time, have a highly visible homeless problem for example. Houses are not affordable for future generations. Basics are getting out of reach financially.

    If we’d had an “exit” of sorts, would we even know if it was the exit, or the covid greed?

    I suspect we’d blame it on the exit.

    • vzq@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
      193·
      10 months ago

      I wonder. In Australia, Germany, and the bulk of the world prices are crazy, due to greed in the covid times.

      The inflation is mostly energy squeeze because of the Ukraine war and the supply issues for Russian oil and gas.

      Don’t take my word for it, look at the graphs.

      It’s not COVID.

      • makingStuffForFun@lemmy.mlEnglish
        71·
        10 months ago

        Maybe in DE and UK, but Australia is a major energy producer, compared to our population. That doesn’t hold up for Australia, NZ, etc etc

        • vzq@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
          91·
          10 months ago

          Oh dear. Sorry I misread “Australia, Germany” as “Austria, Germany”.

          Germany, definitely Russian oil. Australia, no clue mate ;)

        • thanksforallthefish@literature.cafeEnglish
          2·
          10 months ago

          However the bulk of Australian natural gas is contracted to be shipped overseas (mostly to china), so despite the abundance of the resource it’s mostly not available for local usage. Besides even if it was world market prices will prevail. If you think Clive, Woodside or Gina are going to cut a discount to the aussie public when they can make more shipping it overseas then I have a bridge for sale

          • makingStuffForFun@lemmy.mlEnglish
            3·
            10 months ago

            Ahhh I was hoping am Aussie would chime in. Totally agree.

            WA is the only state to enforce a minimum domestic percentage. QLD for example, has screwed us (qlder here). The Russian gas drama actually impacted us a little, which is madness considering the volume we produce.

            Love our corrupted “representatives” working hard for us.

    • RobotToaster@mander.xyzEnglish
      721·
      10 months ago

      It’s a lot easier for politicians and capitalists to blame brexit (a choice made by the people) rather than their own utter cockup of handling covid.

      • floofloof@lemmy.caEnglish
        26·
        10 months ago

        It’s not just COVID. COVID just accelerated a crisis of capitalism that was already underway around the world. And Brexit didn’t help.