Concetti Chiave
- Brexit is a blend of "British" and "exit," originating from the 2016 referendum where 51.9% voted to leave the EU.
- The UK is still debating how to exit the EU, with options like "soft Brexit" or "hard Brexit," the latter having no commercial agreements.
- Prime Minister Boris Johnson advocates for a "No deal" Brexit, while Parliament seeks a delay, leading to a request for postponement to January 2020.
- The "Backstop" aims to prevent a hard border between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland during Brexit negotiations.
- There are calls for another referendum due to perceived unfairness in the first, especially as many young and expatriate voters did not participate.
Brexit is one of the most pronunced words in the last three years. It’s made by two words: it’s the union of British and exit, in fact in 2016 there was a referendum, where British people voted to leave or remain in the EU.
Referendum Results
The result showed that there wasn’t a strong majority: 51,9% people voted to leave and the other 48,1% to remain. It isn’t much, but is a majority anyway.
Nowadays, more than three years later the referendum, Brexit isn’t ended: the Parliament and the Prime Minister are still discussing about the way to leave the EU and they have to choose among three options: the first one is a “soft Brexit”, the UK leave the EU, but keeps commercial agreement. Nobody wants this.
Brexit Options
The Parliament wants an “hard Brexit”, that means leave the EU without commercial agreement, but it takes some time.
The Prime Minister Boris Johnson wants to leave the EU immediately, without any agreement, because “Brexit means Brexit”, as said Theresa May. This third options is called “No deal”.
The parliament forced the PM to write a letter to the EU to ask for a delay in January 2020; he wrote the letter, but he didn’t sign it and then he sent another ones, where he told his disagreement with the first one.
The UK can leave the EU because article 50 allows it, but many people think the first referendum was unfair, because the 30% of young people didn’t vote, as British citizens living outside the UK, so somebody asks for another one.
Irish Borders and Backstop
Brexit could bring to restore the 300 miles’ border between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. No one desires a new hard borders. The “Backstop” is a temporary solution that makes sure there’s a soft border between the two countries, untill a new deal is found.
Meantime EU approved the delay on 31th January required by the parliament, so the PM presented a motion in which he demanded early elections, but MP rejected it. At the end, they approved elections on 12th December 2019.
Personal Opinions
I think they need more time and when they will choose, there will be a transaction period, before Brexit gets completed. If there were to be another referendum, probably British people, annoyed by all this problems, would vote to remain.
Domande da interrogazione
- What were the results of the 2016 Brexit referendum?
- What are the main Brexit options being considered by the UK government?
- How does Brexit impact the Irish border situation?
- Why do some people believe the first Brexit referendum was unfair?
The 2016 Brexit referendum resulted in 51.9% of voters choosing to leave the EU, while 48.1% voted to remain, indicating a narrow majority for leaving.
The UK government is considering three main Brexit options: a "soft Brexit" with commercial agreements, an "hard Brexit" without agreements, and a "No deal" exit, which Prime Minister Boris Johnson supports.
Brexit could lead to the re-establishment of a hard border between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. The "Backstop" is a temporary measure to ensure a soft border until a new deal is reached.
Some believe the first referendum was unfair because 30% of young people and British citizens living abroad did not vote, leading to calls for a second referendum.
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