Barometer | 25 February 2016

Vote no, vote often

David Cameron scorned Boris Johnson’s idea that voting to leave the EU might result in further reforms followed by another referendum. History, though, would side with Boris.
— In June 1992 Denmark rejected the Maastrict Treaty, with 50.7 per cent voting against in a referendum. Denmark was granted four opt-outs, including from the single currency, and held another referendum a year later.
— Ireland rejected the Lisbon Treaty in a 2005 referendum, with 61.5 voting against. After several concessions, Irish voters approved it a year later.
— An ‘out’ vote might serve British teams well at the European football championships. In the same month that Denmark voted no to Maastrict they also won the competition.

Sceptical countries

Is Britain especially Eurosceptic? Results of a 2014 European Commission poll on citizens’ image of the EU:

	Most positive
Poland	61%
Romania	59%
Ireland	53%
Bulgaria	51%
Lithuania	50%

	Most negative
Greece	44%
Cyprus	38%
Austria	36%
UK	32%
Italy	28%

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