How did this increase in turnout affect the outcome of the referendum? To thoroughly explore this question we exploit exogenous variation in voting costs on the local level. Large amounts of rainfall on election day made voting slightly more inconvenient in some areas of the UK. Using this ...
On June 23 2016, the United Kingdom held a referendum for the people to decide whether they wanted to remain in the European Union, or preferred to exit (Brexit). It was the highest turnout for a UK-wide vote since the General Election back in 1992, and the nation held its breath un...
Chetcuti Cauchi Advocates has geared up to rise to the challenge and turn Brexit into an opportunity for its clients. We have been advising and we shall continue to advise clients on the legal implications for their business following this referendum, particularly on the attainment ofMaltese Citize...
“I think even Sir John has accepted that we are going to be leaving the European Union. The government intends to fulfil that demand in a way that meets all our obligations. “There has been a referendum, there was a very large turnout, the vote was decisive. The government is no...
So it came as an immense shock to me when I woke up on the morning of June 24 to discover that my country had voted to leave the European Union, my Prime Minister had resigned, and Scotland was considering a referendum that could bring to an end the very existence of the United King...
"I think that the democratic way to break the deadlock is another referendum as it is specific to the question of Brexit. The issue will boil down to trust, and PM Johnson has provided ample examples of how he cannot be trusted – not only since being PM but for years before," argues...
United Kingdom - The “Brexit” referendum: On December 2, 2015, in the wake of the attacks by Islamist terrorists in Paris on November 13, the House of Commons authorized air strikes by the British military on ISIL targets in Syria. The vote on the meas
Brexit would be the best result of Britain’s in / out referendum for both Britain and the EU i a Belgian professor who heads up the European Institute at the London School of Economics (LSE) has said.
The Leave side won the June 2016 referendum with 51.9% of the ballot, or 17.4 million votes, while Remain received 48.1% or 16.1 million votes. Voter turnout was 72.2%. The results were tallied on a U.K.-wide basis, but the overall figures conceal stark regional differences: 53.4% of ...
BrexitBehavioural/Behavioral sciencePolitical psychologyNobel Prize winner Richard Thaler was among those who expected Remain to win the EU referendum. Yet on 23 June 2016, a majority in the UK voted to Leave by a margin of 52-48%. A study of over 450 Leave voters, based on the MINDSPACE ...