Brexit. Why is it such a divisive and emotive issue? (eBook)

Seminar paper from the year 2019 in the subject Politics - International Politics - Topic: European Union, grade: 1,7, University of Newcastle upon Tyne (School of Philosophical Studies & Combined Honours), course: Introduction to British Culture, language: English, abstract: This essay examines the question why Brexit is such a divisive and emotive issue for the British society nowadays. Since the outcome of the referendum in 2016, the British society is divided into three parts. One of them is the generation, the social class and the last one is geography. These three parts illustrate through numbers and statistics how the decision to leave the European Union was made. The discussion in this essay is divided into four main parts. The first part explains the historical background of Great Britain and the European Union, the second part represents the supporters of Brexit and reasons for leaving the European Union. The third part is about the effects of the outcome which concern the whole British society and fourth illustrate some problems which can appear after Great Britain leaving the EU.