Welcome to Rethinking National Security’s Brexit Coverage page. On this page, we will compile a variety of polls regarding the upcoming British referendum, quotes from leading politicians on both sides of the pond, as well as news and analysis pieces about the potential British vote to leave the EU. Harry will be blogging his thoughts on the vote from London, which will be posted both here and on the main page of the blog.
RESULTS
The United Kingdom voted Thursday to leave the European Union, by a margin of 51.9% to 49.1%. The vote is sure to have major short- and long-term consequences for both the UK and the European Union. As seen in the map below, Scotland and Northern Ireland voted overwhelmingly for Remain while England (outside of London) and Wales voted to Leave.
Via the Huffington Post
POLLING
An Ipsos MORI poll released this morning (June 23) revealed that 52% support remain and 48% favor leave. However, 12% have not fully made up their minds yet. This poll also broke down which issues were most important to voters.
Click here for the Financial Times‘ polling aggregates. In this poll, Remain leads with 48-46 margin as of June 23, 2016, the day of the referendum.
Click here for Bloomberg’s Brexit Watch Indicators. They give the Leave Campaign a 25% chance of victory in the referendum as of June 23, 2016, the day of the vote.
Click here for data from the Economist, which also allows you to break down the polling numbers by a variety of factors including geography, gender, and party affiliation.
NEWS AND ANALYSIS
Britain’s “phony war” of Brexit (Financial Times)
Who will Feed Britain post-Brexit? (LA Times)
Theresa May’s EU Tour Fails to Bring Clarity (The Guardian)
Boris Johnson Named Foreign Secretary (BBC)
May vows to be PM of “One Nation” and “Build a Better Britain” (BBC)
Cameron to Step Down Wednesday, May to be PM (CNN)
Hate Crime Reports Rise in Britain Post-Vote (CNN)
Obama: America’s Alliance with Britain and Europe Will Endure (Financial Times)
Brexit and Russia Loom Large over Obama’s Final NATO Meeting (New York Times)
In Shadow of Brexit, NATO Considers Russian Deterrence (Reuters UK)
Obama, EU Leaders Downplay Brexit at NATO Summit (USA Today)
Obama Expects UK to Maintain Security Role Despite Brexit (BBC)
The New Prime Minister Will be a Woman: The Field Narrows to Theresa May and Andrea Leadsome (USA Today)
Brexit could result in 80,000 financial jobs leaving London (The Independent)
The Pound continues to fall, even two weeks post-referendum (The Guardian)
What the Brexit means for NATO (New York Times)
The Five Conservatives Vying for PM (New York Times)
Boris Johnson and the Years of a Clown (New York Times)
We’re Better than That: What the Brexit Means for America (New York Times)
Brexit leaders turning to managing expectations (New York Times)
Merkel vows to keep Europe together after Brexit (New York Times)
Corbyn loses no-confidence vote (Washington Post)
Bitter vote: Bitter exchanges in EU Parliament debate (BBC) (Features quotes from European and UK Leaders on the vote)
EU Brexit Summit: No more business as usual (BBC)
EU Chief to Nigel Farage: “Why Are You Here?” (CNN)
Hate Crimes against Minorities Grow after Brexit (USA Today)
Cameron speaks about the Brexit (PBS)
UK Government shifts to damage control (CNN)
Germany Rules out Informal Negotiations (BBC)
Brexit’s Broken Promises (CNN)
Brexit walks back some of their biggest promises (Washington Post)
Could the Brexit not become reality? (Washington Post)
Brexit Campaign Wipes its Website Clean (CNET)
Boris Johnson op-ed in The Telegraph about Britain’s Future (The Telegraph)
Regional and Demographic Analysis of the Vote (The Guardian)
Brexit vote reveals deeply divided Britain (CNN)
LIVE COVERAGE by the Washington Post and the New York Times
The Daily 202: Brexit Coverage and its implications for the US Election (Washington Post)
Editorial Board: Britain Leaves on a Cry of Anger and Frustration (New York Times)
Cohen: Brexit result is a leap into the dark (New York Times)
How to make sense of the Brexit Turmoil (FiveThirtyEight)
Populist Anger on Both Sides of the Atlantic (New York Times)
Britain just left. These countries could be next (Washington Post)
Britain may just be the first of more anti-EU votes (FiveThirtyEight)
Brexit opens an uncertain chapter in British history (New York Times)
Britain’s Referendum is a warning to America (Washington Post)
What does Brexit mean for the US Elections? (Washington Post)
Numbers to Know about the vote (FiveThirtyEight)
LIVE UPDATES ON THE VOTE (New York Times)
VIDEO: World Leaders on the Brexit (New York Times)
Brexit would be a disaster for Britain (LA Times)
What’s Driving the Brexit Vote? (New York Times)
Similarities between the Brexit Vote and US Campaign (Washington Post)
What would happen if Britain Leaves? (Washington Post)
Explaining the Brexit in Four Charts (New York Times)
Why the Brexit vote should worry Trump (CNN)
Britain heads to the polls (CNN)
Brexit: Should they stay or should they go? (CNN)
VIDEO: James Corden on why Britain should remain (The Late Late Show with James Corden, CBS)
If Britain Leaves, Who’s Next? (Washington Post)
“It’s [NOT] the economy, stupid” – Why the Brexit has transcended economic politics (Washington Post)
Brexit is a fake revolt – working class culture is being hijacked to help the elite (The Guardian)
The UK’s Trump Moment (CNN)
Britain Divided on Eve of Referendum (CNN)
VIDEO: Why the Brexit is upsetting Wall Street (CNN)
Kristof: RIP, Jo Cox. May Britain Remember Your Wisdom (New York Times)
After Brexit Vote, a Choice for Europe (New York Times)
Many Brexit Supporters Expect Defeat (New York Times)
What Brexit could mean for London (Washington Post)
Slovakian PM: “Islam has no place in Slovakia” (Washington Post)
FiveThirtyEight Podcast on the Brexit (FiveThirtyEight)
Could a Brexit cause more EU-exits? (Washington Post)
The Consequences of Brexit on the Baltics (Washington Post)
Debate: The Consequences of a Brexit (New York Times)
NYT Editorial Board: Nationalism and the Brexit
Cohen: Jo Cox and Britain’s Place in Europe (New York Times)
New York Times stories about the Brexit
Jo Cox’s final article about why Britain should Remain (Metro)
What Brexit could mean for the Economy (FiveThirty Eight)
Choosing Brexit Could Leave the United Kingdom Less United (New York Times)
What Brexit could mean for Immigration (CNN)
The Role of Turkey in Pro-Brexit Rhetoric (New York Times)
Could the Norwegian Model Work for the UK? (Washington Post)
What would Brexit mean for NHS? (The Guardian)
The Geopolitical Consequences of Brexit (Al Jazeera)
The British Economy could be Damaged until 2020 if it Exits the EU (The Guardian)
Why Remain Could Win, Despite Recent Polling (The Telegraph)
What a Brexit Could Mean for Foreign Investment (CNBC)
How the NYSE Could React to a Brexit (CNN)
Market Uncertainty Could be Good for Remain (The Guardian)
Finance Minister George Osborne Warns of Dire Financial Consequences and Higher Taxes if Britain Exits the EU (Al Jazeera)
UKIP Leader Nigel Farage’s Comments on Remain’s “nuclear bomb” of Migrants Endangering British Women (The Independent)
Brexit Stokes Anti-Immigrant Fears After the Orlando Attack (Washington Post) (Tweet posted below)
Gordon Brown: Britain is a Leader, not a Leaver (Video) (Via LSE)
Gordon Brown’s Pro-Remain Talk at LSE, May 11, 2016 (Video) (Via LSE)
British Labour MP Jo Cox Shot and Killed by Constituent, Attacker Allegedly Shouts “Britain First” before Firing (The Guardian)
What has the EU done for science? (Nature)
Nature Editorial on the consequences of Brexit
HARRY’S TAKES
FIVE DAYS ON AND “BREXIT” STILL UNRAVELS EUROPE AND BRINGS DISUNITY
A BREXIT VOTE OF GLOBAL CONSEQUENCES: ITS MORE CHAOS AND DISUNITY
HOUR OF DECISION – WILL HATE AND FEAR OR HOPE AND UNITY SURVIVE THE BRITISH VOTE ON ITS FUTURE?
THE ROLE OF THE BRITISH MEDIA AND TRENDS ON THE BREXIT DEBATE
HARRY’S INITIAL REPORT FROM LONDON
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