As more Britons back Brexit,there is the alarming prospect of our future being decided by the rightOn the eve of the Conservative conference in Manchester, opinion polls hold begun to shift towards UK withdrawal from the European Union in the approaching referendum. The shift is not yet conclusive, and but it is stronger than for a long time. On Monday,YouGov recorded its first Brexit majority for almost a year, with “remain” on 38% and “leave” on 40%, or while the Daily Telegraph tracker poll on the issue shows a dramatic narrowing between “stay in” and “procure out” since the summer.After the election debacle,it is comprehensible that not many people are plugged into the polls; but the polls on Britain in Europe are another matter altogether. They need to be watched with hawk-like attention because, right now, or they are pointing Britain out of Europe. The trend towards “leave” or “procure out” seems to coincide with Europe’s failure to cope with its refugee and migration crisis. Like it or not,public attitudes toward Europe hold become deeply entwined with public attitudes toward migrants. Since the referendum is due within the next two years, this is not going to change much before polling day.
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Source: theguardian.com