>>Among expat Britons in Spain who voted for Brexit
Apparently 95% of expats were AGAINST brexit[0], but of course in any group large enough it's easy to find idiots like Mr Cromber above.
Apparently 95% of expats were AGAINST brexit[0], but of course in any group large enough it's easy to find idiots like Mr Cromber above.
The vast vast majority voted against Brexit and are devastated, if not surprised, by how it has played out.
Luckily, getting residency was fairly straightforward, with the requirements basically being that you live and work / are retired in Spain.
The hardest part though is knowing that further generations are not able to exercise the same freedoms that we were able to. So many unlived experiences, friendships, marriages, children. That truly is the greatest shame of all.
In a couple of decades, maybe; but still very unlikely (if anything because the EU is now much stricter on criteria for new entrants, and this is only going to increase over time).
I’d say chances are 90% that the UK will never re-join. Uk gov might find some hack to get into a Norway-shaped position, but full membership is gone for good.
Another referendum anytime soon would be a political nightmare for both Labour and the Tories, it's such a contentious issue that they're both better off avoiding it. The only parties seriously advocating for rejoining are either full of nutters (Greens, unfortunately) or increasingly losing touch with reality to the point of irrelevance (Lib Dems).
Things may change a lot over the next few years, but I suspect people will become increasingly apathetic towards the issue as time passes and people realise Brexit isn't exactly the apocalypse that was described by most of the media here.
I would bet good money that before 2016, ~90% of people in the UK—remainers and leavers both—couldn't have named a single MEP other than Farage. I suspect the vast majority will revert to their pre-referendum state of political indifference. Rejoining would be immensely complicated, people will just not have the appetite for it.