BREXIT by Student’s Name Class/Course/Code Professor’s Name University/School City, State Date Global Debates (Skills for Higher Education) Topic: Brexit Position: For Transcript: According to Clarke (2017), Brexit is the action taken by the United Kingdom to exit the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community. This occurred in the year 2020 January. It is … Continue reading “Global Debates | My Assignment Tutor”
BREXIT by Student’s Name Class/Course/Code Professor’s Name University/School City, State Date Global Debates (Skills for Higher Education) Topic: Brexit Position: For Transcript: According to Clarke (2017), Brexit is the action taken by the United Kingdom to exit the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community. This occurred in the year 2020 January. It is a nickname from the words British Exit. Currently, the UK is the only country to work alone and leave the European Union after being a member of the European Union for over 47 years. They first joined the European Union, which was formerly known as EC (European Communities) in 1973. The European Union has grown drastically for 47 years when the British were a member. During those years, certain groups like the Eurosceptic had constantly opposed the ways of the union and its forerunner. The first attempt to leave the European Union failed in 1975 when voters decided to stay in the European Union and this was because of the 67% vote share against the Eurosceptic move. The EU (European Union) is both a political and an economic fusion and it has 27 members. They are all located in Europe, hence the name European Union. Members of the European Union include, Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Estonian, Finnish, French, Swedish, Spanish, Slovene, Slovak, Romanian, Portuguese, Polish, Maltese, Lithuanian, Latvian, Italian, Irish, Hungarian, Greek, and lastly German. The motto of the EU is United in Diversity. Brexit has affected the following countries, Scotland and Ireland being the ones affected most by the decision of the UK. The Aftermath of Brexit has caused so much impact on the UK’s economy. Since the agreement between the EU and UK has ended, the free movement from the UK to other countries like Scotland or the European countries has been limited. The security that the EU was offering to the UK has also come to a halt. Brexit has damaged the economic growth of the UK since they have formed new trade agreements with those in the EU and those not in the European Union. Brexit has caused certain border restrictions to countries like Ireland, even though they share borders. Scotland did not like Brexit and they voted against it. They saw it as a benefit to both them and the UK. They are fighting to have a second referendum where Brexit can be revised. This can be the counter- argument. In the year 2015, one of the parties for the referendum was against some of the decisions made by the EU and that fuelled their motion to exit. The major reason was that they were afraid of a large number of immigrants and refugees being allowed into the country. They claimed that those immigrants take up most jobs and benefits and they feel left behind. Another reason was that small businesses in the UK were not happy with the EU’s fees that they had on them. Some thought that when they leave European Union, it would open more jobs for them. The UK felt they receive less than what they offer to the European Union. The above were major reasons why people voted for the British to exit the European Union. It took them four years to accomplish what they had been fighting for. Those who voted to remain has the following reason, the individuals who live in London, Scotland, and Northern Ireland saw it very fit for them since they have it easy especially when they do international businesses and trade. Many immigrants offered cheap labor and they were very eager to work for them. The business owners found cheap labor and more productivity in their organization. They knew that leaving the European Union would bring a downfall to the economy of the UK at a global level. The Brexit came in with three hard choices for the UK to make. The first choice was that when they leave the European Union, they with have no deal as far as trade agreements, ports, and airline grounding are concerned. The second choice was that they would have to embrace difficulty in their economy. The last choice is that they will have to accept and have a negotiation deal with countries bordering them. Like the Northern Ireland and the EU’s Republic of Ireland. References Clarke, H.D., Goodwin, M.J., Goodwin, M., and Whiteley, P., 2017. Brexit. Cambridge University Press.
