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Brexit has completely failed for UK, say clear majority of Britons – poll (www.theguardian.com)
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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.

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[-] RobotToaster@mander.xyz 4 points 10 months ago

We are a parliamentary democracy and parliament should have decided.

"How dare those dirty proles be given a choice"

[-] trebuchet@lemmy.ml 34 points 10 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.

[-] Squizzy@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago

They were, in who they elect to represent them.

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