ARTICLE (Brexit)

Here is our new post in which we are going to talk about the Brexit referendum.

You probably don’t know what it is, so to explain briefly, it refers to Great Britain’s referendum to leave the European Union and, as David Cameron says, this process will take place before the end of 2017, probably in May or September.

Britain’s first referendum was in 1975, shortly after it joined the EU or, in that time, European Economic Community. The public didn’t agree to separate, so they stayed in it.

Talking about this new referendum, people in Britain have lots of doubts about if they should stay or leave. Those in favour of the Brexit argue that outside the European Union, the UK would have better control over immigration. For example, they want Britain to take back full control of its borders and reduce the number of people going there to work. They also think that they will be better positioned to conduct their own trade negotiations and freed from what they believe to be unnecessary EU regulations and bureaucracy. On the other hand, those in favour of remaining in the EU argue that leaving would risk the UK's prosperity, would make selling things to other EU countries more difficult, and would affect the cost of public services and much more.

One problem for the people that want to stay in the EU is that the UK Independence Party, did well in the last European elections. It received nearly four million votes - 13% of those cast - in May's general elections.

David Cameron, who is the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, wants Britain to stay in, once he has got some powers back from it. The Labour Party, SNP, and two other parties are also in favour of staying in. According to an opinion poll, 51% of people who have decided how they want to vote want to remain in the EU.

In 2013 the Conservatives posed a question that will be probably the one people will have to ask in the referendum. This question was; "Do you think that the United Kingdom should remain a member of the European Union? Yes or no"

So, what do you think about all this, would you prefer the UK to leave or remaining in the EU?

Sources:
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-32810887
https://en.wikipedia.org

And remember, stay tuned!
By: Brezo.