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Britain's Status as a Trading Nation Ties It to Europe
Sep 4, 2015 | 18:39 GMT
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Summary
Editor's Note: This was originally posted as a Geopolitical Weekly.
At some point in the next two years, British voters will decide whether to remain a part of the European Union. This will be the first time Britons have been consulted on the subject since 1975, when 67 percent voted to stay in. If it does decide to leave, the United Kingdom will become the first country to leave the European Union since it was created in 1957. The repercussions would be felt not just in the United Kingdom but also across the Continent and indeed across the world. To predict the eventual result of this vote, it is first important to understand the factors that have kept the United Kingdom in the union this long.
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