• Britain Exit = Brexit• A referendum was held on Thursday

23 June, to decide whether the UK should leave or remain in the European Union.• Leave won by 52% to 48%. The

referendum turnout was 71.8%, with more than 30 million people voting.

Why did people want to leave?

“This is a simple question [with] thousands of answers. Of course, Brexit means that something is wrong in Europe. But Brexit means also that something was wrong in Britain.”- Jean-Claude Juncker, President of the European Commission.

Why did people want to leave?• People unsure about what being in the EU

means…• £350m NHS claim: “£350m a week extra to

spend on the NHS”... • Labour failed to connect with voters• Older voter turn out - 78% of those 65 or over

voted in the 2015 election, compared with 43% of 18-24 year old.

Immigration• Leave's main argument was that the UK could not

control the number of people coming into the country while remaining in the EU.

• People were concerned about national and cultural identity- particularly lower income voters.

• The result suggested that concerns about levels of migration into the UK over the past 10 years, their impact on society ran even deeper than people had suspected.

What are the benefits of the EU?

Reasons for remain• EU is one of strongest economic areas in the

world. It has 7.3% of the world's population, but accounts for 23% of nominal global GDP.

• Free trade helps reduce costs and prices for consumers. Increased trade to the EU creates jobs and higher income. Over 52% of UK exports are to the EU.

Reasons for remain• European harmony• The EU has a strong commitment to human rights,

preventing discrimination and the due process of law.• Free movement of labour (work) and capital

(money).• Roughly 1.6 million British citizens live in the EU

outside the UK. • EU migrants are net contributors to the UK economy. • EU migrants tend to be young. Therefore pay taxes,

but use relatively amount of NHS and pensions

• Is it better for a country to be part of a union or be totally independent?

• Do you think Spain benefits from being in the EU?

• Do you think what has happened in the UK is a phenomenon just in the UK?

• How do you think age affects the way you vote?