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pampango

(24,692 posts)
Fri Jul 1, 2016, 06:58 AM Jul 2016

Post-referendum poll in the UK shows 7% of Leave and 3% of Remain voters regret their vote

In the wake of the Referendum result, followed by one of the most un-predictable weeks in politics, Opinium Research tried to better understand how the UK population is reacting now they are faced with the reality of Brexit and a new prime minister.

Perhaps with this volatile situation in mind, 7% of those who voted Leave feel like they did not make the right choice, compared to just 3% amongst those who voted Remain.

When it comes to the negotiations to extricate the UK from the European Union, 43% think it’s unlikely we’ll be able to stay in the single market and limit freedom of movement, including three in ten (29%) Leave voters. For a third (33%) curbing immigration is of the utmost importance in the negotiations with the EU while for 37% staying in the single market is the priority.



Perhaps unsurprisingly, Leavers want to prioritise the end of free movement of labour (58%), while Remainers want to prioritise staying in the single market (65%).

http://ourinsight.opinium.co.uk/survey-results/voters-react-post-referendum-world

For Leave voters, ending immigration is still the number one priority. While staying in the common market is the biggest issue for the Remain voters and has a plurality overall.

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Post-referendum poll in the UK shows 7% of Leave and 3% of Remain voters regret their vote (Original Post) pampango Jul 2016 OP
K & R TubbersUK Jul 2016 #1
So, if the people with "buyer's remorse" hadn't voted at all... DetlefK Jul 2016 #2
How many regret being racist pricks? Bad Thoughts Jul 2016 #3
Not many I bet. Most of the "regret my vote for Leave" are from the non-"racist prick" group.` pampango Jul 2016 #4

DetlefK

(16,423 posts)
2. So, if the people with "buyer's remorse" hadn't voted at all...
Fri Jul 1, 2016, 07:09 AM
Jul 2016

52%*93% = 48.36%
48%*97% = 46.56%

This result isn't normalized yet to "conservation of probability", but it's already clear that Brexit would also have won in this scenario.


If the people with buyer's remorse had voted opposite:
52%*93% + 48%*3% = 49.8%
48%*97% + 52%*7% = 50.2%

In that scenario, Bremain would have won.

Bad Thoughts

(2,541 posts)
3. How many regret being racist pricks?
Fri Jul 1, 2016, 07:24 AM
Jul 2016

I suspect that the feelings of regret are shallow, reflecting the risk to their financial situation, not a new embrace of the diversity of united Europe or the project of European federalism as a whole. The Brits will always have one foot out, trying to leave.

pampango

(24,692 posts)
4. Not many I bet. Most of the "regret my vote for Leave" are from the non-"racist prick" group.`
Fri Jul 1, 2016, 07:31 AM
Jul 2016

I doubt many of the 'racist pricks' regret anything about their vote for Leave.

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