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Fun fact of the day.
Of the two referendums that were held in the 1970s on UK EEC membership, the results were amazingly similar.
1972 - 67.7% to 32.3% in favour of joining.
1975 - 67.23% to 32.77% in favour of remaining.
(Yes, there were definitely two!)
Of the two referendums that were held in the 1970s on UK EEC membership, the results were amazingly similar.
1972 - 67.7% to 32.3% in favour of joining.
1975 - 67.23% to 32.77% in favour of remaining.
(Yes, there were definitely two!)
So I've had a correction. Apparently 67.7% to 32.3 is Metropolitan France, and the total was 68.3 to 31.7.
But the point I wanted to make with this is that people talk about a referendum in 1975 as if it was entirely our choice.
But the point I wanted to make with this is that people talk about a referendum in 1975 as if it was entirely our choice.
There are multiple electorates and parliaments and any future relationship negotiation has to take that into account.
Here is President Pompidou talking about the Referendum held in France.
