In January 2020, the "Brexit" procedures between the United Kingdom and the European Union were officially completed. Legally speaking, it is equivalent to having gone through the "divorce" procedures and officially "divorced". After that, although both parties gave each other a "transition period" that lasted for nearly a year, this did not actually affect the outcome of the "divorce", but was just to allow each of them to adapt to "single life" as soon as possible. But what is unexpected is that the UK, which once "promised", began to regret less than three years after leaving the EU. 65% of the people demanded a referendum on re-entering the EU.
Britain has been separated for nearly three years
According to a report from Global Times , a survey recently released by a British polling agency showed that 65% of British people believe that another referendum should be held "to decide whether to return to the EU", which is higher than the 55% in the same period last year. The survey also found that 54% of respondents believed that Brexit was the "wrong decision", up from 46% last year. There are also signs that even some who originally supported leaving the EU are now becoming frustrated.
When it was in the EU, the UK always believed that in the "British, French and German" triangle, France and Germany were both of Germanic descent, while the UK was Anglo-Saxon , so the two parties were "incompatible". The UK suffered a disadvantage in many aspects, and the vote was 2:1, and it could not defeat France and Germany.
Therefore, the United Kingdom had the idea of "Brexit" a long time ago, but it was only when Johnson became the British Prime Minister that it really took this step.
When Johnson was Prime Minister, the UK's "Brexit" was finalized.
However, what the UK did not expect was that when it was a member of the EU, although "everything went wrong", it was still in the "organization" and did not suffer much "hurt". Once it left the EU, all kinds of troubles really came to the door, and they had to face them independently.
Politically speaking, on the one hand, the UK has lost the EU as a platform to "voice the world"; on the other hand, its overall strength can only barely be regarded as a "big country". If it were not for holding the thigh of the United States, it would have no international influence. Therefore, the United Kingdom also looks for various opportunities to increase its presence. For example, during NATO exercises, a warship intentionally broke into the territorial waters of Crimea, but was driven away by Russian military aircraft with live ammunition, and finally ran away in despair; when an aircraft carrier entered the South China Sea, it first deliberately provoked China, but after being targeted by a Chinese submarine, it fled again in despair.
As a result, I originally wanted to increase my international influence by increasing my presence, but in the end it became an "international joke" and my influence was even smaller.
The British people who celebrated Brexit were so happy at first, but now they are so depressed.
In terms of military, the UK emptied its treasury and gritted its teeth to build two aircraft carriers. Now there is only one The "Queen Elizabeth" can "hit the road", but the formation will have to use warships from other allies, and the carrier-based aircraft will also have to be borrowed from the United States. The other "Prince of Wales" is full of problems, and it is not yet known when it will be "on the road." Although there are four Vanguard-class nuclear submarines, all submarine-launched nuclear missiles must be provided by the United States.
It can be said that Britain is already a "mediocre" country in terms of military and political influence. It is no wonder that India hopes to replace its "Five Permanent" seats, because compared with India, the "old club" Britain does have a gap.
Economically, on the one hand, all the original European partners after Brexit have suddenly become competitors, and they are very aggressive against EU "traitors" like the UK; on the other hand, the United States, which encourages the UK to leave the EU, has not given real support to London. So far, the two sides have not even been able to sign a free trade agreement. Washington has made many demands that London cannot bear. Even India took a very tough tone when negotiating a free trade agreement with the UK.
Today, the only country the UK has signed is Australia, which is also part of the Commonwealth. However, many members of Congress believe that the free trade agreement with Australia "pays too much and returns too little."
Is the EU still willing to accept the UK?
Under such a "bleak" background, in order to follow the United States, the United Kingdom also had a stalemate with China, and almost lost the Chinese market and Chinese investment , which can be said to make things worse. Economic decline, political turmoil, and public dissatisfaction are precisely why the UK has the joke of "three prime ministers in half a year." Judging from the current international situation, whether it is the Russia-Ukraine conflict or trade cooperation, the size of the EU is obviously not comparable to that of the UK. The EU can still "reason" with the United States face to face, but the UK has been reduced to a "follower" and can only execute.
Therefore, the British people’s desire to return to the EU is a reflection after suffering. However, it is hard to say whether the EU will welcome the UK back.
