Survey of EU nationals shows ‘profound and lasting’ impact of Brexit on sense of identity
A study of EU citizens living in the UK has revealed the “open wound” left by, with respondents saying the decision to leave the bloc had left them feeling betrayed, insecure and distrustful towards the country that most nonetheless still call home.
, showed that rebuilding trust in British institutions and politicians would be challenging when “the ramifications of Brexit still have such profound consequences” on EU citizens’s lives, Sigona said. However, positive responses were outweighed by words such as “disappointment”, “betrayed”, “sadness”, “frustration”, “anger”, “unwelcome” and “disgusted”. Free-text responses to the survey echoed the predominantly negative sentiment.
Many of the 364 respondents contrasted their view of their country of origin with their perception of post-Brexit Britain. “Hope my country of origin will never become as unfair and xenophobic as the UK is now,” said a French woman, aged 62. Unsurprisingly, the 96-question survey – carried out between December 2021 and January 2022, a year after the end of the transition period – found most of the settled EU citizens in the UK, often part of multi-generational households, planned to stay. More than half had permanent legal status and more than 30% had dual nationality.
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