Brexit continues to polarize Britons seven years after it was approved in a referendum

Time heals everything, they say, but in case Brexit The seven years that have passed since the referendum that opened the door for the United Kingdom to leave the EU proved to be insufficient for a consensual and restrained assessment of that decision. Polarization on this issue continuesespecially among the political class.

This is the case, for example, with the former prime minister Boris Johnson He used the date to reappear, after resigning from his post. And after congratulating his compatriots on “independence Day”, the former president assured that the divorce of the twenty-seven brought “all kinds of benefits”. “From new free trade agreements to the release of vaccines [contra el covid-19] the fastest in Europe (…) Do not listen to the prophets of doom“, he wrote on Twitter.

However, the Tony Blair Institute confirmed that it was a pity Brexit has caused the economy to be “undeniable”. “Britain’s GDP growth per capita is the lowest in the G7 since 2016. Before BrexitThe UK had one of the most open economies among the G7 countries, but is now at the bottom of the group, recovering from the pandemic more slowly than other economies,” the Center’s report says.

The Scottish Government ruled in a similar vein, condemning it Brexit This meant “limited economic growth, limited trade, rising food prices and fewer opportunities for young people”.

But while the British establishment remains divided, the public seems to be realizing that divorce was not a good idea. So 58% of Britons say they would vote to rejoin the Community Club, if a new referendum on EU membership were to be called, according to research by the Yougov company. The data of the demographic study represents a growth of 12 points compared to 2021.

For its part, a BBC poll showed that 20% of those who voted in 2016 Brexit today they would support the option of remaining in the EU.

The tension that the matter creates was confirmed this Friday, when Rishi Sunak’s government has blocked plans by the Mayor of London’s Office to raise the Community Flag at their headquarters, to commemorate the date on which a pyrrhic majority (52% compared to 48) decided to make the United Kingdom the first country to leave the EU in solidarity with the British Isles community.