Lesson 73 (NEED EVERYTHING FOR 'DID THE EU AFFECT THE UK' QUESTIONS) Flashcards
CAP?
EU policy
Provides financial support to farmers within member states
CAP criticism
Due to the UK’s small farming sector
It has not benefited the UK particularly
Whilst costing it money
Common Fisheries Policy
Gives equal access to UK waters for EU fishing fleets
Common Fisheries Policy criticism
The relatively large size of the UK fishing zone
Meant that this policy has declined the UK fishing industry
How many seats did UKIP win in the 2009 EU election and which UK party was this the same as?
13
Same as Labour
In 2014, what did UKIP become (in relation to the EU)?
The largest UK party there
What things made the EU a bigger issue for UK citizens after 2010?
The EU migrant crisis
Debt Crisis in the Eurozone
Before the 1975 referendum, how many people polled opposed the EEC?
roughly 2/3s
Rebuttal to last point?
This was then turned into a 2/3 support for staying in
Rebuttal to rebuttal?
Euroskeptism soon reasserted itself
What did the Eurobarometer opinion poll conclude?
2014
only 44% of UK citizens were optimistic about the future of the EU
Did the EU elections have high voter turnout from UK citzens?
no, low
What are examples when parties have tried to use public opinion on the EU in elections but failed due to no one really caring about it?
1983 Labour
2001 Conservative
When and what was the EU Withdrawal Act?
2018
EU law no longer had precedent over UK law
ECJ no longer had any authority
What does the EU have the exclusive competency to legislate on?
agriculture and fisheries
