Wales and the Brexit Vote
On 23 June 2016 Wales, like England, voted to leave the European Union. This vote may seem curious in the light of the fact that Wales has been the recipient of generous EU funding over the past forty years. However, Welsh voters’ preference for an exit is possibly explained by a number of factors w...
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| Формат: | Article ou chapitre numérique |
| Язык: | Anglais |
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Revue française de civilisation britannique
2017
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| Online-ссылка: | Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM |
| Итог: | On 23 June 2016 Wales, like England, voted to leave the European Union. This vote may seem curious in the light of the fact that Wales has been the recipient of generous EU funding over the past forty years. However, Welsh voters’ preference for an exit is possibly explained by a number of factors which highlight Wales’s distinctive profile, for it resembles neither Scotland nor Northern Ireland. These reasons include political and social patterns within Wales as well as party politics and also possible failures in communication. However, the Welsh vote was predictable. |
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