EU Poll What the Today Programme Poll reveals about British attitudes on The European Union
STAYING IN THE EU
Those who wanted to stay in the European Union
53%
Those who wanted to leave the European Union
30%
Don't knows
16%
THE EURO
Britain shouldn't replace the £ with the Single European Currency
71%
Britain should replace the £ with the Single European Currency
19%
Don't knows
10%
KEEP THE £
Would keep the £ even if the Euro was to rise in value substantially against sterling
82%
Wouldn't keep the £ if the Euro rose in value against the £
8%
Don't knows
10%
BRITISH AND NOT EUROPEAN
Said they were best described as British, not European
66%
Said they were equally British and European
27%
Said they were European
3%
Don't knows
3%
Almost thirty years after the UK went into Europe, the results show almost a third would like us out - though fifty three percent are happy for Britain to remain members of the EU. On the single currency though, seventy one percent of those asked were against replacing the pound with the Euro - and the overwhelming majority said they'd also reject the Euro even if it was to rise in value against sterling. The survey also shows we think of ourselves as British first - only three percent describe themselves as solely European.
The poll was conducted by ICM Research Limited.
1004 people were questioned.
