Wende dich von Trump ab und schaue beim Handel auf die EU, sagen Wähler | Auf die Frage „Ist Europa oder die USA für das Vereinigte Königreich in Bezug auf den Handel wichtiger?“ entschieden sich 58 Prozent für Europa und nur 34 Prozent für die USA
https://inews.co.uk/news/politics/turn-away-from-trtrump-eu-trade-uk-voters-pollump-and-look-to-eu-for-trade-say-voters-3388992
Von 1DarkStarryNight
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> Sir Keir Starmer has been urged to move the UK closer to the EU after polling showed the public believe Britain’s trade and economic links with Europe are more important than equivalent ties with the US.
> The survey by JL Partners on behalf of the Good Growth Foundation think-tank has been touted by pro-EU Labour MPs as further evidence that Starmer should pivot towards Europe following the election of Donald Trump.
> The findings – shared exclusively with i – show that voters consistently rank Europe as more important to the UK than America across a range of areas.
> The disparity is most marked when it comes to commercial links. **When asked “is Europe or the US more important to the UK” in “terms of trade”, 58 per cent chose Europe, compared to 34 per cent who chose the US.**
> **Asked which is more important to Britain “economically”, 57 per cent opted for Europe compared to 34 per cent who went with the US.**
>** Respondents also said Europe is more important than the States to the UK “diplomatically” (47 per cent to 42 per cent) on foreign policy” (51 per cent to 39 per cent) and “politically” (53 per cent to 36 per cent).**
> The results show that **only Reform UK voters rank the US as more important to the UK across the categories, with all other parties’ voters – including the Conservatives – seeing Europe as more significant.**
> The polling found that while most people think it is in the UK’s “best interests” for the Government to be “close to the US government”, following Trump’s election, **48 per cent of people said the country should “focus more” on its relationship with Europe, with only 18 per cent believing Britain should focus more on the US.**
> The findings have particular weight at a time when Starmer’s government is both pushing a “reset” of relations with the EU and scenario-planning for Trump’s return to the White House in January.
> A European diplomatic source told i that while the mood music of Starmer’s reset is positive, it was time for the UK to put its cards on the table about what it wants from a renegotiated Brexit deal and for talks to proceed with “urgency”.
> A senior MEP said there was a renewed “enthusiasm” in the UK-EU relationship but agreed it was now time to give “content” to the warm words.
> **If the UK wants improved access to the European market, a key ask from Brussels is likely to be a deal on youth mobility, which would allow under-30s to move to the UK from the EU to work and study and vice versa.**
> The diplomatic source said they were confident a youth mobility agreement would form part of the eventual package, though there was frustration at the UK Government’s reticence over such a scheme.
Just the logistics of it should make it obvious the EU is the far better option. The US is an ocean away, the EU is a couple of hours on the train.
Whilst I agree with the results I thought we should learn better then what ‘voters’ want. You can’t decide how your government acts based on people that are misled and uneducated about the manner at hand.. not that out elected officials are any better.. we’ve seriously put ourself in such a ridiculous position
Now we have left the EU we can choose both. So the premise of the question is biased, once again.
The EU is moribund, sclerotic and unwilling to dig itself out of the bureaucratic mess it has created for itself.
The thinktank commissioning the survey was founded by Praful Nargund, the former Labour parliamentary candidate in Islington North. The chair of its Advisory Board, Tim Allan, is a former Downing Street advisor to Tony Blair and the founder of Portland Communications.
I really don’t understand why people feel they can conduct a poll of the general public, particularly on complex matters like international trade, and get any kind of useful result. The government, hopefully, will entirely ignore this fuckwittery and continue to pursue trade takes with both the EU and US (and others).
When Churchill made his quip about democracy being the worst form of government except for all the others, he was damn right. We vote for representation because it is the only reasonable way to do it that we have discovered but in basically any other domain, it’s a terrible way to make decisions. When I was training for my pilots license, one of the principals was, “in an emergency, quickly figure out who the most qualified person is to make decisions, and if it isn’t you, STFU and do what they say!”. I am not the most qualified person to decide on trade agreements, and any opinions I have on the matter would be mostly dependent on which social media channels I have been consuming and which echo chambers I belong to, so…. it’s not my job to decide. I would have abstained from this poll… as, by the way… I did in the Brexit referendum.
Trusting Inews is like trusting the Daily Mail. In both cases people will believe them because both focus on confirmation of prior beliefs.
Hmm. A poll of “I” readers came back supporting sycophancy to Brussels. How surprising.
The re election of Trump is a clear signal that the USA is lost in any sensible involvement of international issues. Europe and the rest of the world need to consolidate and continue to move towards a sustainable future. This decision by US voters is deranged and ….I’m actually lost for words, how the fuck does anyone think this moronic grifter is suitable to be President……
Have we not learned yet? We need to make decisions based on data and the geopolitical situation, it requires deep understanding of the economics and the politics of working with much larger bodies.
Since when does it have to be one or the other? – what purpose does this survey serve other than to try and polarise the British public further on the topic of Donald Trump..?
As if any of the (sorry but) total fuckwit public know anything at all about complex international trade deals anyway.