If a referendum on staying in the continental group were held today, 42% would vote to get out; 35% would vote to stay. If given the chance, many people in Britain would distance their country from the European Union (EU), a new Angus Reid Public Opinion poll has found. In the online survey of a representative national sample of 1,984 British adults, 51 per cent of respondents say EU membership has been moderately negative (26%) or very negative (25%) for the United ... | Read More

More than a third of respondents are “happy” that Tony Blair was bypassed for the position of European President. People in Great Britain do not believe the new structure of the European Union (EU) will lead to significant changes, a new Angus Reid Public Opinion poll has found. On Nov. 19, Belgian Prime Minister Herman Van Rompuy was chosen as the first President of the European Council, and British Labour politician Catherine Ashton was selected as the High Representative for Common Foreign ... | Read More

A large proportion of people in Britain appear dissatisfied with their country's European Union (EU) membership, and a large majority would like to hold a referendum to ratify the Lisbon Treaty, a new Angus Reid Strategies poll has found. In the online survey of a representative sample of 2,005 British adults, 49 per cent think EU membership has been bad for the UK, while 36 per cent think it has been good. It is interesting to note that the proportion of ... | Read More