Where did Brexit come from? | CNBC Explains

The Brexit vote has shaken modern politics forever, with the U.K. set to be the first country to ever leave the European Union. But after more than 40 years of membership, how did we get here? CNBC's Tom Chitty and Silvia Amaro explain.
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[@AmbitiousLearnWithGeorge]

I like the mentioned fact that Charles de Gaulle was against the UK joining into the European project -in the reasons he stated he predicted literally everything that is worth considering as an issue! He was a truly a politician with great insights !

[@jasonkingshott2971]

Wasn't he the guy who fathered bastard kids and the French weren't allowed to know, but the rest of the world did, he obviously had great insights into extra marital affairs.

[@tomasrocha6139]

@@TomGB-81 Trade? I think you mean invade.

[@SG003]

After watching this I understand that Charles De Gaule (spelling may be wrong) was right all along

[@plerpplerp5599]

Of course. The UK government has played its EU status of "enfant terrible " to the absolute maximum with this Brexit farce. Events have come full circle where the UK has reprised its old role of "persona non grata " which it had before 1972 when de Gauille was no longer able to veto UK membership to the EEC as it was known at the time.

[@phyjcb]

But de Gaulle was right about the EU. He told the UK twice not to join. But they didn't listen. Finally, they obey.

[@missrockafella9432]

@leafonabreeze The Mossad? I wasn't aware that Israel had anything to do with Brexit.

[@missrockafella9432]

@@phyjcb Strange (or not?) how those most keen to stay in the EU are those of us who were either young children when we joined the EU (myself included and I voted to remain) or those who have been born since. Those of us born from the mid 1960's onwards have no memories of life in the UK before we joined the EU. I still hope some miracle will happen and we will, after all this palava, remain.

[@missrockafella9432]

@mellowman1001 And yet Churchill's grandson who has been my local MP for some years now but stepping down (partly because he is retiring anyway but also he was one of the "21" back in September who voted against Boris and co) has always been a staunch EU supporter. We voted overall to remain in my area. Including myself and I would vote to stay again if another referendum comes up. As he said when the referendum result was announced - "the war finished 70 years ago".

[@Barca25644]

I love the way she says "the UK"

[@2gyi718]

The eukayy

[@robhingston]

I don’t

[@vladimirputin.official.]

@@2gyi718 Eukhayy..

[@saltyjo7514]

Bottom line is UK wants to enjoy the benefits of EU but wants to be unique and have a whole lot of exceptions. It just doesn’t work that way.

[@KnIf0rTITAN]

Bottom line the UK wanted the EU to be a trade block and the EU wanted to be a federalized nation.

[@Harry-tb8yo]

@@KnIf0rTITAN Bottom line is that the UK, politicians and people, never understood what the EU actually is. It never was just a trading bloc and it certainly would not limit itself to one just because the UK wants that. UK: one sovereign country, EU: 27 sovereign countries.

[@MDP1702]

The funny thing is, the UK was one of the nations pushing for the integration of these 2004 new memberstates. So the british people should first and foremost blame their own government. And the UK could always leave when further integration was discussed, however the british government always chose to stay. As for Cameron getting not enough concessions out of the EU (and the EU being stubborn), the UK already enjoyed a lot of concessions, eventually the EU had to draw a line and say "We can't give more concessions than what we proposed now if it is not enough, get out".

[@ilunga9489]

just goes to show how the a common market was transformed into a political union that can and will do what it wants.

[@Andrew-px9fj]

@@ilunga9489 It was always both... Meant to finish the rivalries and consequent wars between european countries. What it is not fair is all the other countries doing their part to this community, and the UK try to get more and more concessions. Just not fair.

[@ilunga9489]

1mTh30n3 well I’m Sure you’ll be glad we’re due to leave sometime this year then. What Britain will never agree to is political union ruled by unelected old men that want a superstate.

[@Andrew-px9fj]

@@ilunga9489 I`m sad that Britain is leaving. Im afraid the British parlament and governament is as old as the EU`s, you know, its takes time to form a career, and the more you live the more knownledge you get, at least, supposedly. Also the European parlament is elected by the people, the european coucill in composed by the heads of states of the individual nations that were given a vote of confidence in their respective election and the european commission is apointed directly and indirectly by the coucil and as to be aproved by the parlament. The problem with give the say to the people in a european election is that they would most likely vote for their respective country representative or the closer to theirs, for example the smaller states would most likely lean towards a candidate from a smaller state and for example a candidate from a larger country their respective people would be more lean to vote fot them... Even tho I hope and it will most likely happen to have elected head to the EU by the people in the future, we arent that integrated yet or at least to an understanding to try and reduce the leanings by the voters. As to the superstate.. I do agree that eventually it would be good the all the EU countries including the UK to form an EU federation like the swidish federal system for example or maybe the US one.. You guys are the exact definition of this as the UK is actually comprised of a group of countries so why so mutch hate to the idea? As long as its well done there will be always benefits. Please think about this, do some research about european and world history and economics.. we have had enought of wars and cultural rivalries for centuries, the EU is a great idea, its not perfect now, like all other countries political systems or unions but we can make it better.

[@Jim90117]

Everyone is blaming the government right now, and so they should, they’ve been self serving parasites for years and people have had enough

[@guywilletts2804]

Can we have some more historical accuracy please. The story didn't begin in 1961, it began in the late 1940s, when Britain refused to join with the coal and steel community, which meant that the UK missed the boat on being a founder member of the EEC in the 50s. The EEC wasn't also known as the common market: the EEC had a common market, but it had a lot more than that. It wasn't a trading block. It was a political entity from the start, with the aim of preventing war by promoting prosperity through trade. I mean peace between European countries: not war between USA and USSR, neither of which are European but both of which chose our continent as one of the putative battlegrounds for their cold war. In terms of peace and prosperity, it has succeeded spectacularly

[@hythmshibl]

Guy Willetts they also forgot to include the 40+ years of lies, fear-mongering and how entitled the British (English) felt which was touted by The Sun, The Daily Telegraph and The Daily Mail. Add all of this to further loss of prestige from the dissolution of the empire with India being “the crown jewel” in 1947 and the necessity of allowing immigrants into the country after the huge loss of life from WW2... it was a perfect storm of events that was bound to explode in the way that it eventually did.

[@hansgruber788]

actually the original idea of the EU started in 1940 after the fall of France, in Berlin.

[@guywilletts2804]

@Kinickylj oh, but they do have a point. You just missed it. Peace was the objective, trade the means to achieve it.

[@2GooDProductions]

Yugoslavia and Czechoslovakia have left the chat, Ukraine raises an eyebrow.

[@peterbreis5407]

Charles de Gaulle was right. The UK has history of never being able to finish anything and pulling out. Still haven't got metrication done.

[@vornik24]

Nobody says that the immigrant people have a 20 billion contribution to UK 's budget.

[@keithmiddlemass3563]

The is no doubt that immigrants do contribute to the economy and some say that they use the less of our commodities but my experience is that because schools are overcrowded, housing is struggling to keep up, and the NHS staff refuse to police who is asking for help. That points to many people, yet less births to British people has been reported my final Question is did we lose a war and we have been taken over, or did we give our politician permission to open the gates to anyone without controls in place

[@revanvonheaven8270]

@paint 67 The problem is that Middle East has been destablized I don't think European professionals are stupid or ignorant they are completely competent speak English and are skilled individuals who are mostly spotless on the criminal records and pay their taxes and rents. Sadly West due to its ignorance tends to pry their noses where they should not be. For example Britain should not be taking parts in Global conflicts mostly because it is a waste of resources and soldiers. With Muslims Britain made many enemies now if you were neutral concerning Middle East and you did not allow Muslim immigrants different story . Well let me ask you this when has an European Citizen ever blown himself to pieces killing and harming multiple victims.Islam is bad because they will never assimilate to your culture the same is with Jews. Now let us inspect the British and Eu citizens most of them are all born and raised Christians. Most Europeans are White, Christian, and completely compatible with your culture. So there isn't any Marxism done only minor cultural differences tis all.I however understand Britain Marxism is evil and it is used to destroy a nation and their identity.

[@bootesstarfire414]

The vast majority of EU migrants who come to the U.K are low skilled workers which don’t contribute to the economy This leads to wages being stagnant because the jobs market is saturated with extra workers, house prices rising and a massive strain on our public services.

[@custossecretus5737]

Where did Brexit come from? Start in 1975 when the 18+ year olds voted for the EEC. 41 years went by and those who voted for the EEC saw it morph into the EU, something they did not vote for and when the opportunity arose to have their say again, the now 59+ year olds voted to leave the EU. Let us also look at our out of touch politicians who wrongly believed the UK would not vote to leave the EU. Let us look at what the EU will turn into, the EU army, the Fiscal union, the surrender of sovereign powers to Brussels. Where did Brexit come from? The usual place, where politicians think they can do what they want and not what the people want them to do.

[@SteelScream88]

Holy hell you actually got the flag of Estonia upside down :D Job well done.

[@khaledbaroud]

After watching this one, it got me to rewind back for college classes, had before for EU relationships. Big thank to come up with these informations advantage.

[@dariusbakhtari439]

3:30 you made a mistake on Estonia’s flag : it’s blue black white not white blue black ! Like in support to Estonia !

[@simaofilipe8682]

Bem me parecia que o nome e o sotaque da Silvia Amaro eram Portugueses 🇵🇹

[@Badhat66]

Simple answer the political establishment ignored a large part of the uk population for far to long and where only interested in what London had to say, Most voted out to give the political establishment a kicking

[@alexandrasparov5442]

Governments in EU ignores citizens as well. We had 20 years minimal wage 320 euros a month, unpayed overtimes which are compulsory in many factories, taxes about 30-50% of wage, stupid EU laws which decimate economy - they ban us to have own agriculture, they buy our working factories and we like land haven't profit, all taxes are going to Germany, France, etc. Why we should work more than germans and have third of german salary ??? This is EU politics - making people more poor and dependent on EU !!!

[@SystemBD]

@@alexandrasparov5442 You should know that those are national policies and have little to do with the EU. But I guess it's easier to blame the EU than take responsibility for your own politicians. Edit: And I *seriously* doubt that your taxes go to France or Germany, because they are net contributors (and, in any case, it's the other way around). Please recheck your sources, because someone is taking advantage of you with the excuse of the EU.

[@0ihatetrolls01]

hahahaa just giving yourself a kicking mate

[@mohammadmasoodian3529]

Britain's Exit from European Union is called Brexit .Ofcours So called Superpowers like USA and Britain and France are used to exit from national and international deals and this is ordinary for them. The best way to solve a problem is to clean it.

[@surajjain7987]

very informative video, the one I was looking for :)

[@Yxly]

Can't wait for the UK to be out. Sometimes, the fewer the better.

[@minigrande1939]

Obviously not have a buissness brain the more customers the more trade. You comment might work in let's say space in a submarine but is absolutely no sense in this context. Each British person is 300 percent better of per GDP per capita since joining the EU 30 years ago. This was all just to make Cameron seat safe

[@minigrande1939]

B0omer96 Unfortunately money pays for the NHS ,education,,civil services,defence ,etc,you do have a point and I would love to live by your idealism but this is a capitalist world especially the west that we live in soul was lost along time ago we have to evolve not look upon the so called “Great “days of the past

[@splitsecond190]

the thing is the UK is a competitor for rich country in the EU, if the UK is out France Germany rep of Ireland Holland Spain will share the billions of financial services and the eastern countries will have the jobs from the car industry leaving the Uk

[@SystemBD]

@Anon Wibble And that exactly why you're (not) voting for Boris Jonhson. Please get out of the EU ASAP.

[@imperatorvespasian3125]

no, Charles de Gaulle didn't believe Britain was European

[@davidfreeman3083]

He was... Well, he treated all 'Anglos' (mainly the UK and the US) the same and hated them both. At least he wasn't quite right on this one. Actually FDR was pretty much playing with Churchill in a lot of terms, especially when FDR was a hardline against colonialism while Churchill (and frankly de Gaulle too) treasure their colonial empires very much. Not to mention even after the WW2 the UK and the US still have a lot of differences, and even conflicts in interests.

[@franksheekey8096]

Like the nursery rhyme. " Four and twenty Blackbirds." It came out of an " Oven ready pie " but with 17.4 million Gammons !

[@safiasafa2156]

Greatly explained

[@himanshusajwan8996]

Please make a video on DTAA (Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement)

[@forza223bowe5]

Because people were getting increasingly annoyed at being told what to do by Brussels. EU, has allowed poorer Eastern European countries to join the EU and undercut wages.

[@SystemBD]

So... you are criticising the EU for telling countries what to do and, at the same time, for allowing them to do things? Maybe... just _maybe,_ politicians in those countries are using the EU as an a excuse to undercut wages (while asking the EU for funds they don't deserve).

[@maheshthorat7568]

Where did Brexit come from? Simple person : from Europe

[@drhintjens4915]

Nobody can answer this simple question. It seems to have been a massive distraction from real domestic problems. I would guess the scandals of 2012-2015 connected to child abuse.

[@plerpplerp5599]

Oh dear...🤦‍♂️ Yes, that is a very simple and rather asinine answer, you are right.

[@nenaradicevic8079]

From US,Corporations, Conservative party, financial services etc. Europe is idea from Atlantic to.Ural

[@12TheHarry]

0:36 - Was East Germany also in the EEC?

[@dariusanderton3760]

No, East Germany was part of the Warsaw Pact, was part of the USSR's sphere of influence, and it was a Communist country. In those decades, sometimes people would just say "Germany" when they really were referring to West Germany. Likewise, people would sometimes say "Russia" when they were really referring to the USSR / Soviet Union

[@DominoLarry]

What have you done to the Estonian flag? :(

[@noahbowie5985]

And that's how Britain got screwed.

[@garetclaborn]

And that's how Britain got better trade deals outside the EU

[@noahbowie5985]

@@garetclaborn not yet though

[@TFXTechinfo]

garet claborn with trump selling fake meat to the uk and other imported things getting expensive?? Your really have to look for facts why do you think people want to have a deal. 🤷🏽‍♂️ If leaving was so perfect why bother Because now uk it's going to pay the EU cause of some brain washing on Facebook that People fell for and to end up living like usa or worst. All the great things we're going to loose cause of these. Those researches and studies made by brilliant people from the uk in collaboration with other eu countries now won't be able to be recognised. And the funds for those things, medicine, sports, etc We where ahead of them and they trusted us. Now who's going to help make this country so big like it was about to be? The usa? Those Who barely care about uk unless they can profit of it? Of couse they are going to sell you fake meat, and other bad qualities food since they don't have to follow the European Quality Standards 😪the worst part it's that you won't understand me but uk was the future and now we are going to waste all these talent and opportunities to give free money to the usa and Europe because of an ad? Giving free money for worst quality and things it's not worth it you'll see and sadly it's going to take generations of before uk goes back to be better and that's if we can before it's too late

[@Teutamas]

@@TFXTechinfo And again, in English, please.

[@eudofia]

0:28. Is there any time you can "rewind forward"?

[@Nox665]

Everytime you rewind faster than 88 MPH

[@plerpplerp5599]

Have a go and find out!😎

[@TheCoolsparks]

Make a video about President Duterte and how his policies changed the political dynamics in the South China Sea

[@Maskman1992]

Then there will be expose how he let China exploited the Philippines

[@dennisjacob1081]

I came up with the word. Britain's Exist. I'm very good with words

[@wave9303]

silvia is beautiful ..... watching from Singapore : )

[@BobMcCoy]

*They wanted to Exit*

[@minigrande1939]

It came from David Cameron being in a weak position so to make his seat more stable he made the reforondum which he was thinking was going to be overwhelming support to remain this backfired on him and this how we have a unvoted for T May

[@michaelmouse4024]

No. They wanted Eden... & we all know how that ended. This post was brought to you by HaveYourCake&EatItToo Co Ltd [ Cayman Islands branch ].

[@mitesh2k3]

Is CNBC US's or UK's

[@jlsxs]

At the end of the day, two years, it is a war of attrition without any purpose

[@robhingston]

3:55 UKIP wasn’t anti-European it was anti EU ...

[@johnhooper7040]

Oh yes it was! That is why the Brexiters were such hypicrites for claiming otherwise. For years we have looked west for solutions to our problems, to the vastly different USAa continent with plenty of space and awash with natural resourcesnot a small wet, green island , rather than towards the European continent where those problems likely had already been solved by nations much more like the UK. Our railways are the best example but the road building programme of the 1960s is another. Thank goodness the 1945 Labour government kept to British solutions to health and welfare and gave us the NHS and the Welfare State. Both loathed by the Tory party which has looked to the US for economic inspiration since the 1980s

[@minigrande1939]

Scandinavia has a very unique economy huge taxes high wages within there economy it only works the way they play it

[@visnamacpherson5109]

The Brexit came from ignorance. Instead of blaming our politicians for the sorry state of this country, the sheep decided to blame EU!

[@prospers4784]

Tom Chitty is so cute!

[@gerrycrowe1104]

Please have Canada NOT support England after they leave Brexit.

[@iamghodke]

who was she and he ...what are anchor names

[@robertandrews6915]

How can the U.K. Vote for the Euro but opt out itself? Aka hypocrite

[@PiyushGupta-vx6qi]

Question wasn't that simple. Was it??

[@coolkrishnan]

Few UK politicians propaganda of taking back the control doesn't clearly reflected the aftermath of brexit situation of UK. It would go bad for UK more than EU. Also this indeed increased of split within the union where Scotland who were in favor of stay would surely seek for independence post brexit, Northern Ireland want to be closer to Ireland then brexit mandate. what would happen if others in union (favor of stay in EU) would opt out of union and apply for EU membership. Clearly UK politicians have themselves to blame for not foreseeing these scenarios. While many of us (even me) predicted other members might follow UK and opt of EU in initial stage, I would say now with all this happening in UK, even Italy might have Second thoughts and would really opt to stay in EU.

[@amalsa1125]

The problem is not where it comes from,but its not going away.

[@stephan9186]

I am so sorry, the EEC is not the EU, the first is an economic partnership, the latter is political solely.

[@stephan9186]

Even in China the president is elected(ok not by the people, but at least by the parliament), in the EU that is not the case, maybe that might be a reason as well.

[@ludovic2431]

De Gaulle was right about the UK and by the way, burocracy is everywhere also in GB. Real democracy does not exist, it is impossible. Once in 5 years the people can decide what "rough" direction the country is going (liberal, conservative, confessional, green, labour etc). Just after the election, MPs themselves decide what is good for the people and the country (Brexit is a nice exemple of this). When election approaches, MPs pick up again the sense of the people in order to stay (survive) in power. This is not a bad thing, it is a fact of life like death and taxes so grow up reflecting upon the existence of real democracy. Who is reading party programmes? 0,01% of the population? How good the British public is informed on the pro's and con's of the EU? Even less!!Do not forget, all western states are olygarchies and this can not be avoided or do you want to have 68 million MPs? . In the Netherlands politics is about compromising (poldering) , it is accepted that you can not always have what you want. However, this is possibly "a state of mind" the British do not embrace given the actual situation in the House of Parliament and the possition of the Scots and others in the Union?

[@jonathanhodgson2659]

Loved Brexit when it happened BUT ........... I love it even more now.

[@ruzindanajean-marie4473]

_Prevention against sorcery Belges :Raise awareness of the prevalence, causes and consequences of the different types of violence Identify ......

[@nksnks9092]

Bravo England...free citizens off the word

[@judyoung8347]

Did Somebody name his/her new born Baby "Brexit" ?

[@roysimmons3549]

It came when the plens discovered they were ruled by foreigners. A sort of foreign Raj.

[@BlackWolf6420]

Really? You want more comments on Brexit? Lol 😂

[@fireisawesome1466]

Why doesn't india get more dramatic music like in Indian videos they did

[@sasmalprasanjit2764]

You mean " Why Doesn't UK get more Dramatic music Like IN Indian Video they Did. " change the Sentence.

[@knightf8648]

Why should India do everything they do. Are you that insecure?

[@iWaroz]

wow what a chitty name xD

[@minigrande1939]

I read all this comments about the UK and immigration we control our immigration quite easily compared to Germany France and other euro countries because we are an island the euro countries take much more immigration. Immigration happens dwal with it stop using it as a tool to leave it has nothing to do with brexit.

[@ARTHNYC]

What can Britain achieve by leaving the EEC? It can only be disastrous.

[@ARTHNYC]

But there's no true one God for all of the nations to worship.

[@Jim90117]

It’s going to be a lot more than 16% if these moronic MPs we have in parliament botch up brexit

[@crystal_girl]

Sorry.. for askin.. but brexit wha exactly mean?? Can anyone answer?

[@ollyhp]

Brexit essentially means being out of the European Union, this means that we trade under a different economic system and that we set our own rules for laws etc.

[@guillaumecds5833]

So handsome 😍😍😍😍

[@Ashley-lm4nv]

Still haven't left the EU.

[@RaghunandanReddyC]

From a bus with fake news?

[@aleccap8863]

We joined the common market after the French refused our application for joining lol, this idea of a butter mountain, beef and wine, products shared cheaply throughout the market was a great idea while changing the rest of the world a slightly higher rate, we never joined the EU and we should never have sold our NHS or our borders being an island nation, but we did all this and more, 10 billion a year cost from us the tax payer, now almost 4 years by Oct 31st 2019 we're leaving with or without a deal that's taking just 4 months to put together (how is this possible to write up a leave agreement that's impossible to have done in almost 4 years) So, on Oct 31st we're leaving with the worse deal in history because there's no way we're leaving with a no-deal eh

[@sideduck6501]

2022: I guess you nailed it! The NHS is still up for grabs though, but the rest was accurate to the point!

[@roshanbanapuram3388]

I am expecting a good video about esports and the entire video gaming industry

[@andrewthomas405]

A common market is fine....a political entity no way ....Brussels isn’t needed to run a common market ..sovereign countries can run it

[@andrewthomas405]

The British electorate never gave parliament the right to give sovereignty to a foreign entity. ...it only a matter of time before European electorate rebel against the loss of sovereignty and loss of autonomy..Because it’s harder with the loss of democracy it affords ....European DONT need Brussels only a common market. The EU looks lovely on paper but the reality is somewhat different

[@brendahuxtable8767]

I believe in democracy there is none in the EU.

[@tanujSE]

It came from crisis about next step where capitalist itself is in crisis about more development and capitalist profit as capital is dead labour

[@ralfrath699]

Brexit is a good idea but after the disaster and chaos in the British Parliament, we all know Britain cannot survive a Brexit. And I even do not mention here the problems with NI! But today the EU does not want that Britain join the EU because of this chaos and of this disaster Brexit is like poison for the EU - and this cannot destroy the UK but maybe the whole EU!😉

[@sideduck6501]

2022: "....and this cannot destroy the UK" didn't age well did it?

[@arthurheidt6373]

brexit was an intelligence test the british have failed

[@ARTHNYC]

The end of the unfounded veneration of "Anglo Saxon" systems and culture. It's about time!

[@arthurheidt6373]

@@ARTHNYC jes back to the tower of babel globally

[@shahshahinali9663]

Syhlet Bangladesh Nobigonj

[@namastewellness]

Charles de Gueule was right.

[@denisotiti5157]

Brexit will be disastrous to the UK but for a short wile . if the people of Britain their fact well then Britain will be great . Eu comprises of many countries and mark my words very soon disagreements will arise which will be detrimental to that union.

[@youthrevolution7391]

Brexit will be gr8 for UK coz no more poor East Europeans flocking into UK :D

[@ml-qw6qz]

UK joined the EU in 1973

[@tilawatbutt8122]

European got more priority over British. Law should be apply aquly

[@gs032009]

This is informative but NOT the origins or explanation of brexiteers and their mad movement towards the abyss. For that check: the City, finance sector and Robespierre videos.

[@hikersdiarysg4136]

If UK leaves the EU she will become a great world power; Singapore is rich and I think UK can do better than Singapore

[@heraldojacques8386]

Here come the comments about globalism and globalist.

[@garetclaborn]

almost as if you know the EU is pro-globalism and it's opponents are against globalism gee golly

[@JameBlack]

There is nothing wrong with globalization

[@garetclaborn]

@@JameBlack oh sure if you find the death of culture, centralization of power and enrichment of multi-national conglomerates appealing. but then you'd have something severely wrong with your thinking

[@hardrock342]

@@garetclaborn just live in your own fantasy world. World is progressing and technology is growing only because of globalization.

[@garetclaborn]

@@hardrock342 lol the world is progressing BECAUSE OF technology not the other way around, what a silly and purposeful attempt to deceive merely to support your desired outcome. global trade does not require globalism

[@JameBlack]

It came from Russia, lol!

[@texasgun2731]

thats actually what many leftists believe

[@firstname4865]

@@texasgun2731 it's true though, it was russia who said let's make Europe African and Muslim

[@ozzl3912]

A bo oh woah

[@whocares2087.1]

From Putin.

[@darealest426]

Brisket?

UK was always a trouble maker in the EU, UK is just a loyal doggy of the US, US does not need a strong EU, US needs an obeisante Partner, not a competitor.

[@whatsappvideosandgifs4315]

Scotexit

[@tranquilthoughts7233]

TLDR: The main reason for Brexit is the british superiority complex.

[@georgewinn1]

Wish Charles de Gaulle was still around so we can make a clean break away from Europe.

[@hikersdiarysg4136]

UK can trade with US china and Russia

[@Bapao76]

The way she pronounces 'UK' is unsettling. It sickens me.

[@wilfredpeake9987]

this is why the people should never have a say when it comes to economic and political alliances brexit is a shit show at best vote for ministers that support your agenda because they likely have a better understanding and know whats at stake

[@firstname4865]

How the hell would you vote in a election if you can't vote on those two things then? Tf

[@wilfredpeake9987]

@@firstname4865 you elect individuals who see the whole picture or have expertise in that field and they bring it to parliment

[@ollyhp]

@@wilfredpeake9987 Or individuals need to know about politics to vote, they should take a political test, if they pass then they can vote. saves us from the mongoloids that don't have a clue on economics and just vote for what their mates or family are voting for.

[@jazzyj1449]

As usual, politicians talk out of the side of their mouths. They tell the citizens one thing, then do as they please. From what I gathered, the citizens have been unhappy for a long time with the EU. The influx of migrants further exacerbated the dissatisfaction. When Brussels basically tell the citizens whats going to happen in their country without their input - guess british pride and need for self rule belatedly raised its head. I have to admit this is a little like either the quest by Napoleon to rule Europe or that by Hitler to rule the world. The only difference is no guns and with consent of the politicians. But you can see the quest for centralized power in one place while the other politicians act like yes lackies. What happened to the working for the good of each countries citizens. Brussels might as well have the members say hi hi hitler. Hitler would invade and bomb, Brussels will sanctioned the uncooperative member to death because the citizens don't want to whistle their country down the drain on some narcissistic, egomaniacs power hungry dreams. I often wonder how politicians can sign their countries' future away, how can they sleep at night or look in the mirror at themselves; but as long as it does not directly affect them, they can live with anything I am an American and see the same disregard of the politicians for the citizens here as well. The only person who sees what is really happening is the everyday citizen who has to work hard to put food on the table and pay the bills. THERE HAS TO BE A SPECIAL PLACE IN HELL FOR POLITICIANS WHERE THEY PAY FOR THE HELL THEY HAVE KNOWINGLY/INDIFFERENLY CAUSED OTHERS.

[@handavidson]

UK is consist of 4 states such as England, Scotland, Wales and Northren Island!

[@drhintjens4915]

Northern Ireland, part of the island of Ireland!

[@ozzl3912]

A bo o woah

[@Caramuel]

Let’s see how one of the biggest economies in Europe shrink to the size of Poland.

[@minigrande1939]

How stupid is brexit so to put it meterphorically if I was a trader and across the road was a huge market would I be arrogant and say I'm not joini g your huge market I'm going to start my own market so I don't have to pay the fee and my market will have much less trade how dumb

[@firstname4865]

Works for Switzerland Norway and all the other European states not in the eu

[@Nicolas-uu3jr]

it came from bad diet....

[@andrewschumm1848]

R.I.P. George H.W Bush 1924-2018

[@1chaplain]

Wtf Euro and Pounds are actually different? My life has been a lie

[@ramilfsoriano]

The Lady presenter is obnoxious in presenting the report

[@ivanjolly3105]

Min Luchs she is annoying..

[@therealborisjohnson8378]

Cbnc poorly explains more like

[@TylerDurdentyler2020]

I wonder if they are migrants.

[@cucubau5258]

I ( don t) wonder if u are a racist!?

[@TylerDurdentyler2020]

I now wonder if you are a migrant.

[@ollyhp]

@@cucubau5258 And how would he be racist, i find it funny how everything is racist these days, "HEY YOU VOTED FOR A DIFFERENT ECONOMICAL SYSTEM, YOU MUST BE RACIST FOR THIS" last time i checked economics are not racist or have anything to do with race. Please do yourself a favour and shut up.

[@bobrail2647]

The people voted for it ,it's called democracy 😜😜😜

[@tomviktorsson5052]

EU was a French invention for a French dominated mainland Europe . De Gaulle didnt know Germany would unify and become the de facto economic , political powerhouse of EU . The French didnt like UK because they feared Britain could become something like Germany now .

[@youthrevolution7391]

you are spot on!

[@theguitarguy691]

Ukaaaayyyyy