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muriel_volestrangler

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Thu Oct 24, 2019, 05:20 PM Oct 2019

Most British thinks violence likely if Brexit happens; Leavers think price worth paying [View all]

Key findings from the 2019 Future of England Survey, conducted by YouGov, show:

Most Leave voters across all three countries think violence towards MPs is a ‘price worth paying’ for Brexit - 71% in England, 60% in Scotland and 70% in Wales. The majority of Remain voters across all three countries think violence towards MPs is a ‘price worth paying’ to Remain - 58% in England, 53% in Scotland and 56% in Wales.

A majority of Remain voters across all three countries think protests in which members of the public are badly injured are a ‘price worth paying’ to stop Brexit and remain in the EU - 57% in England, 56% in Scotland and 57% in Wales. Even larger majorities of Leave voters in all three countries think protests in which members of the public are badly injured are a ‘price worth paying’ to achieve Brexit - 69% in England, 62% in Scotland and 70% in Wales.

Majorities in England, Scotland and Wales think that violence towards MPs and violent protests in which people are badly injured is ‘likely to occur’ if Brexit takes place.

https://www.cardiff.ac.uk/news/view/1709008-future-of-england-survey-reveals-public-attitudes-towards-brexit-and-the-union

And in the English poll (I haven't checked the others):

80% of Leavers think the unravelling of the Northern Ireland peace process would be worth it for "taking back control" (74% say that's not likely though - though 77% of Remainers think it is)
72% of Remainers see the destruction of the UK farming industry as a risk worth taking (88% say not likely to happen)

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