Various economic and political causes occurred that gave rise to the introduction of the British exit from the European Union, or “Brexit,” in 2016. Political causes involved a general lack of unity between the different countries on the presence and functions of the Eurozone. Consequently, it was perceived among those in the United Kingdom that the Brexit vote was necessary due to the economic crisis. As a result, Eurozone could not fulfill the commitment of providing the growth platform to its nineteen members (Martill and Staiger 2018).
European debtor nations experienced a considerable fall in the economy, especially Southern Europe and Ireland (Martill and Staiger 2018). Great Britain also had to correct itself after the crisis. The currency was in control, and the administration better dealt with the debt, so the British economy became stable (Martill and Staiger 2018).
The Brexit vote was caused by the increased number of people arriving in the UK from Europe. This caused tension because Eurozone failed to provide them with the platform to grow (Martill and Staiger 2018). Countries that voted to leave Brexit were areas without a large number of immigrants, whereas those with already high numbers of immigrants voted to leave for fear of increased immigration (Martill and Staiger 2018). The political leaders foresee the situation in their countries, and they had witnessed the lack of unity with the neighboring countries. Thus, these were the economic and political causes of the Brexit vote (Martill and Staiger 2018).
Brexit has a strong influence on the Scottish second referendum on independence from the UK. During the first referendum in 2014, 55% voted not to be independent. However, UK decided to leave European Union by a ratio of 55%, despite Scotland voting to remain (Arnorsson and Zoega 2018). This posed a problem because Scotland cannot be taken out of Union forcefully. It was observed that the stay of Scotland in the EU will develop pressure on the UK to call for a referendum. It is expected that Scotland will get its independence from the UK after the referendum (Arnorsson and Zoega 2018).
Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland separated in 1920, and after that, they became separate states. Northern Ireland has been a part of the United Kingdom since then, and it was found that both the nations wanted to unite at some aspects, and there are some other aspects where they conflict (Dennison and Geddes 2018).
The UK has decided to leave European Union, and it made its position weak because Irish reunification has been proposed to reunite Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. Both are part of the EU, so there are great chances to reunite in the future. Brexit has several pros and cons, and the EU, with its member countries, has to face the consequences (Dennison and Geddes 2018).
Works Cited
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