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Opinon Polls On Cameron's EU Veto Are In - And Most Brits Back The PM

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First Posted: 11/12/11 02:29 Updated: 11/12/11 02:29   PA

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A majority of voters back David Cameron's use of Britain's veto at the European Council, according to a poll.

Despite rows at Westminster over the decision, the Prime Minister has the support of 62% of the public, the Survation research for The Mail on Sunday found.

Only 19% said Mr Cameron was wrong to use the veto. Just over half - 51% - said the Prime Minister had done well at the Brussels summit.

The poll also indicated that eurosceptic Tory demands for a referendum on Britain's relationship with the EU were well supported in the country, with 66% backing the idea and 22% opposing it.

Almost half - 48% - said the UK should quit the EU, compared with 33% who said it should remain a member. And 66% said Britain should renegotiate its relationship with Brussels, compared with 22% who said it should not.

:: Survation interviewed 1,020 people online on Friday evening and Saturday.

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TykeNotHere
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17:53 on 12/12/2011
Firstly, the ultra right Mail on Sunday is unrepresentative. Cameron, after all, did NOT win the election. Second, the British hysteria over the EU, which Britons do not understand, is constantly hyped up by our gutter tabloid press which hates all foreigners with visceral loathing. After things have died down for a few days, people in general will begin to realise the horrific ramifications of what Cameron did. Most of the world, if not Britain itself, believes that Britain is now isolated as one against 26.
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Emily Bindi
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17:48 on 12/12/2011
An online survey of Daily Mail readers? Hardly representative...
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whinenot
Actions speak louder than words.
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02:51 on 12/12/2011
I did not realize that the U.K. had become so isolationists. It doesn't appear to be the wisest move, but time will tell.
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racehorses22
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19:00 on 11/12/2011
dont be taken in cameron had to veto it or give us a referendum you wait an see he ll find a way of getting us railroaded in to it .
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honesttaxpayer
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18:44 on 11/12/2011
That is probably the best example of Turkeys voting for Christmas I have ever seen. Not a good argument for democracy.
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scsfoxrabbit
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19:39 on 11/12/2011
But can one really trust the objectivity of such a poll (never heard of the pollster) for such a client.
Think I'll wait for MORI and more reliable polls. (Excluding 'yougov' who do not have genuinely representative samples.
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gussom
On the message
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18:00 on 11/12/2011
THe tories have become the UK Tea Party, and their supporters are making loud noises supporting a veto which protects the Financial industry?
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NoMercy
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18:10 on 11/12/2011
Seems so. I guess The City is just so good for everybody in Britain, it would be a shame to share it with the rest of undeserving Europe.
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Liz27
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16:19 on 11/12/2011
An opinion poll based on right wing mis information and scaremongering no doubt from the Mail!

Remember they backed the German nationalistism in the 1920/30's and ran a campaign to stop kindertransport from bringing jewish children to Britain too.

If you don't learn from history you will continue making the same mistakes!!
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ryan46
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14:38 on 11/12/2011
Laughable - a online survey for The Mail on Sunday - was this survey available on the Mail website and if so it can hardly be considered an accurate sample of British opinion.

Secondly the idea of a referendum is crazy. The majority of British voters could not begin to understand the ramifications of Britian staying in/withdrawing from the EU - it is a complex economic decision and the likes of 'allanenergy' (who can't even spell referendum) cannot be trusted to make a decision that would have huge consequences for Britians financial future.
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carneliancrystal
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13:47 on 11/12/2011
Cameron has been watching Nigel Farage on you tube and thought need to copy him to get back in the populations good books? He's just left it a bit too late Nigel Farage's UKIP are in the ascendance thank goodness for the sake of Britain.
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ryan46
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14:46 on 11/12/2011
Nigel Farage makes the US Republican candidates look reasoned and thoughtful. Nigel Farage is a disaster in a suit!
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Liz27
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16:24 on 11/12/2011
Farage who believes that UK pride is about leaving the EU but isn't too proud to take its money!

Just about sums the Judas up really
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allanenergy
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13:07 on 11/12/2011
Cameron take the next step and give us a refurendem
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The pound Is King
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12:20 on 11/12/2011
In the longer term the euro is doomed to fail , because the so called RULES of joining were not met by many countries that were recently allowed to join . The people of these countries such as greece never wanted to loose their identity , which many a normal man saw as their currency . the politics of the day saw the euro as a free for all that bought billions of euros In prommissed Infrastructure Investment . Who In this world does not enjoy spending other peoples money ?
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OH72
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14:00 on 11/12/2011
You have precious little grasp of the facts. While Greece did have runaway spending, Spain had a budget surplus until very recently. That changed with the implosion of the real estate bubble, which helped to grease many a pocket in the City of London. That being the case, the people of Greece still would prefer by far to remain in the Euro - not the least BECAUSE of national pride, since anything else would mean that greek enterprises land on the bargain bin for their European competitors.
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wood773
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12:18 on 11/12/2011
HE who controls the media controls the country MURDOC has a lot to answer for
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No Hope Son
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11:42 on 11/12/2011
We shall wait and see, personally I could not care a monkey's whether we are in or out. Britain usually gets the government it deserves but too late to complain if it goes wrong. All I know is if you want to join a club you have to go by the rules and not try to alter them. I was against joining EEC initially but we have been in there too long now to pull out. What concerns me was what was it meant by protecting British interests? The interests of the few not the many it looks to me. As I say you get the government you deserve. no good blaming Labout now.
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Raldor
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13:10 on 11/12/2011
It is not us altering the rules. The club is.

Remember that the club we joined was a Common Market and not full blown economic and political union - something that is now inevitable for the rest of the members.

Just because we have been there a long time does not make it right to simply roll over and accept new rules that will destroy a large part of our economy; that will impose new tax rules on all businesses and not just the City (Ireland, where business tax rates are low, are no longer smiling). It is the interests of the people of this country that matters to us. Baling out the rest of Europe for their stupidity in adopting the euro will gain us absolutely nothing.
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Manfarang
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13:42 on 11/12/2011
It was clearly stated in the Treaty of Rome that the EEC was an ever closer political union. Many don't read the small print when they sign up for a deal or get the proper advice.
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OH72
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13:57 on 11/12/2011
You are quite mistaken. The club you joined was far more than a common market. It had actually started with economic integration - the coal and steel union. As such, the club you joined was already well on the way to an economic union WHEN you joined.
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Mickey Mouse 1
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11:39 on 11/12/2011
Surprise, surprise!
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