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1. A brief history of British Euroscepticism 1.1. What is British Euroscepticism? There is no official definition for this term, even in Cambridge and Oxford dictionaries. However, Euroscepticism can broadly be defined as sceptical or negative attitudes towards the EU and the process of European integrat
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1. A brief history of British Euroscepticism 1.1. What is British Euroscepticism? There is no official definition for this term, even in Cambridge and Oxford dictionaries. However, Euroscepticism can broadly be defined as sceptical or negative attitudes towards the EU and the process of European integration (Taggart 1998)1 , Therefore, British Euroscepticism can be understood as a continuum of belief ranging from the opposition to certain political policies of the European Union to the complete opposition to the United Kingdom’s membership of the European Union. 1.2. A brief history of British Euroscepticism2 In a nutshell, the history of British Euroscepticism is a series of moves that show Britain's hesitancy and lack of cooperation before and after joining the EU. Because, while expecting the benefits of free trade in Europe, the UK does not want to pay the price of the steady creep of EU powers and regulations, into the justice system, the workplace. And Brexit is the most obvious expression of British Euroscepticism. - The UK did not join the EU in the first place: After the World War II (1945), Winston Churchill spelled out his vision to recreate the European family, but he did not see Britain as being at its heart. Successive British governments, Labour and Conservative, then stood back as France and Germany led the way, forming the European Coal and Steel Community in 1951 and then the European Economic Community in 1957. - The UK wanted to join the EU:
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