Exploring ‘Bregret’: public attitudes to Brexit, seven years on
Think tank: UK in a Changing Europe
Author(s): Ines Wittke; James Frayne; Seb Wride,; Sophie Stowers
November 9, 2023
This report from UK think tank UK in a Changing Europe explores public attitudes to Brexit, seven years on.
Brexit refuses to go away. Over seven years since the referendum, and over three and a half since the UK finally left the European Union, the issue continues to generate headlines and spark furious debate.
One reason for this is a sense that public opinion is still evolving. There has been much talk of ‘Brexit regret’ among Leave voters. Given this, Public First and UK in a Changing Europe decided to talk to Leave voters to hear from them what they thought.
In a survey carried out in May and June 2023 and a series of focus groups held between May and September, a series of questions were posed to them about what they think about Brexit, how it has gone, whether they have changed their minds and what they think the future holds. This report describes the findings.
