Brexit. Why do Brits want Out of the EU?

I'd be interesting in seeing a poll

I think elections are more complicated than that.

Look what happened in our country.

The Declaration had several distinct aims, which it tackled together:
- It marked the birth of Europe as a political entity
It aimed to make war between Member States impossible
- It encouraged world peace
- It would transform Europe by a 'step by step' process (building through sectoral supranational communities) leading to the unification of Europe, including both East and West Europe separated by the Iron Curtain
- The world's first international anti-cartel agency
- It created a single market across the Community
- This, starting with the coal and steel sector, would revitalise the whole European economy by similar community processes
- It claimed to improve the world economy and of the developing countries, such as those in Africa.

I'd be interesting in seeing a poll of the British public on how much support Le Pen had in the UK. I would think she'd fail the sniff test among educated people, but, these days, with the way the Daily Express was just ramming her down readers' throats, who knows!

The 2016 referendum on the European Union divided the United Kingdom and split traditional political allegiances, as the British population decided, after more than 40 years, to leave. It is still unclear what Brexit will ultimately mean for the U.K., politically and economically. On this six-day journey to London with New York Times experts, examine the historic implications of a historic vote.

Prime Minister Theresa May said that “Brexit means Brexit,” but what does this really mean for the British and the international community beyond? Did the voters really know what they were voting for? Does the British government have the power to begin the separation from the E.U.? And what of the impact on Europe and the strength of the union? With the guidance of Steve Erlanger, the London bureau chief of The New York Times, and other experts, meet with politicians, journalists and historians to discuss Britain’s decision to leave the E.U. and the financial, legal and social implications for Britain, Europe and the world.

My impression so far is that the PM's confidence appears justified.

After analysing more than 15,000 articles published online by 20 national news outlets, researchers at King’s College London found that most coverage on immigration was framed, primarily by Leave campaign leaders and the Leave-supporting press, in “almost entirely negative” terms.

Language invoking fear was increasingly prominent throughout the campaign, with both sides adopting the “Project Fear” label over the 10-week campaign, the report found.

Coverage of immigration tripled over the course of the 10-week campaign, rising faster than any other political issue.

Almost half of all referendum-related articles in the final four weeks which referred to the economy also referred to immigration. That compared with just over a quarter during the first six weeks, according to the report.

There were more leading front pages about immigration during the campaign than about the economy, with six in 10 of them published by three newspapers — the Daily Express, the Daily Mail and The Daily Telegraph.

Immigration and immigrants were blamed by these outlets for many of the UK’s political, economic and social problems, the report says.

Prominent politicians like Iain Duncan Smith, Michael Gove, Boris Johnson, and Nigel Farage all frequently made negative claims about immigration and about the damaging effect of migrants on the UK, which the report adds were “covered copiously and prominently in the press”.

The findings show that three metaphors were dominant in the coverage of refugees and migrants.

Words related to water, like “floodgates” or “waves” were often used along with those used in relation to animals or insects like "flocking" and "swarming".

“Project fear” and “scaremongering” were also widely used during the campaign by both the Leave and Remain camps to predict frightening outcomes should voters decide to opt for the other side.
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She was covered by the UK press far more than Macron or any other candidate. The Murdock papers in particular are all in love withher.