Brexit: A history of the rocky relationship between the UK and EU

If you think Brexit was the beginning of friction between Britain and the EU, you'd be wrong. Here are the key dates in their rocky relationship from the UK joining in 1972 to its first membership referendum in 1975.…

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[damiencallaghan]

I have been trying to understand this for three YEARS
And you explained it all in three MINUTES
I thought this all started with Theresa May but it was David Cameron ALL ALONG
And now BORIS is getting it in the neck. When is it all going to end???

[Robbiewa-bglu]

Best thing the British people did was to leave the EU.
And I also think it was the best thing for the EU as well.

Britain and the EEC/EU was simply not a match, and Charles De Gaulle knew this back in the 60s so much that he rightly said”Non, non et non” when we tried to join in 63 and 67.

The British frankly want things their way, and the EU doesn’t want that, right or wrong.

We should never have been allowed in.

And like a couple that simply cannot be together it is right they split and part company no matter how long.

[cretinousswine]

We’ll only end up rejoining anyway in a generation or two. 1.89 percent will fluctuate. It isn’t a noteworthy majority. That’s why in the USA a lot of congress votes require 2/3rds majority to pass, so as to ensure the change has major support and therefore will be lasting. But 1.89 percent is extremely weak. 10 years from now we’ll be back in the EU

[corin]

Please stop being dishonest, people in 1975 voted on the EEC, not the EU. The EEC was an economic market where countries could do trade, it didn't have the pretense federalism, of being an empire nor subvert the sovereignty of its members.

[junkmail]

Sadly they failed to say in this video why Britain wanted so badly to join Europe in the first place.

[kevt]

The first referendum wasn't the first Brexit vote. The first vote was whether to stay part of the European economic community.
The first Brexit vote ( 2016) was to decide whether to leave The European Union or not.

[js]

gosh UK has been a pain not only the past 3 years, omg just leave by October and stay away

[jamesroyle]

We've always been independent of Europe. When it changed from a trading bloc to an undemocratic pseudo nation the writing was on the wall. Now it's another Soviet union in the making. Tic tock.

[Vinci]

Good bye UK, and greetings from Poland, which is still in UE :)

[glascoebowie]

European union wants part of the silk road.

[Usakpatriotikocaklari]

And Today u leave the EU :( 01, 02, 2020 16:23 sincerely from Hamburg!!!!

[bca-biciclindcuaxel]

Does Farage look like a cartoon from South Park ?:))

[dsds-nmor]

If a doctor took out someones organs without proper consent or clear expectations of the procedure, lied about gains or removal of the organ or did the procedure solely for their financial gain - they would be sued and sacked!

[Srindal]

Trade is the lifeblood of alliances, prosperity and peace. Without trade, there is only hostility, stagnation and war.

Which one would you pick?

[Masterlewger]

"Well this won't be a disaster, thats for sure 🤠"

[MrTheBoycie]

Its complicated because the bloc heads want it as complicated as possible.
Mainly to keep their rule.
But also because they know full well how we will prosper after.

[petmot]

It is simple - you where member for 46 years and NOW you.complain saying how bad EU is. Bye England.

[damiencallaghan]

One more thing...
I bet that if Britain DOES leave the EU they will still be in the EUROVISION
Every year and the European Football Championships every Four Years...smh

[yummyfuzz]

Goodbye EU and FU. Hello my European friends and look forward to many more happy times!!

[raziel]

And they have treated Britain like a Cash Cow ever since!!
Brexit Independence Day!!