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UK European Union Membership Referendum

Collected by: UCLA

Archived since: May, 2016

Description:

The UK European Union Membership Referendum, also know as the Brexit referendum, was a non-binding referendum that took place on Thursday 23 June 2016 in the United Kingdom to gauge support for the country's continued membership in the European Union. The referendum resulted in an overall vote to leave the European Union by 51.9%, with 17,410,742 votes to Leave and 16,141,241 to Remain. The UK European Union Membership Referendum Web Archive collected the most important Remain and Leave campaign websites, from environmental and academic grassroots organizations to trade unions and business groups. Also included were the main official websites about the referendum by the United Kingdom government. The web archive was created under the auspices of Katalin Radics by Dvorah Lewis and Oliver Mattheussens of the Collections, Research and Instructional Services (CRIS) department of the UCLA Library.

Subject:   Politics & Elections Government Society & Culture European Union--Membership. Referendum. United Kingdom.

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Title: Academics for Europe

URL: http://academicsforeurope.eu/

Description: Represents any academic that is for EU membership for the UK. They seek to unite students and more senior academics in a campaign that aims to increase awareness among the wider public of the benefits and positive impact the UK’s EU membership has for academia and higher education.

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Title: European Movement United Kingdom

URL: http://euromove.org.uk/

Description: An independent, non-partisan, grassroots organisation that works to promote the idea that the UK’s brightest future lies in close partnership with its European neighbours. It is part of the European Movement International network that has been campaigning for peace, stability, better jobs and prosperity through European integration for over 70 years.

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Title: Federal Trust for Education and Research

URL: http://fedtrust.co.uk/

Description: The Federal Trust is a research institute studying the interactions between regional, national, European and global levels of government. Founded in 1945 on the initiative of Sir William Beveridge, it has long made a powerful contribution to the study of federalism and federal systems. It has always had a particular interest in the European Union and Britain’s place in it.

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Title: Grassroots Out (GO)

URL: http://grassrootsout.co.uk

Description: Grassroots Out is an organization campaigning for United Kingdom's withdrawal from the European Union. The organization was formed on January 23, 2016 in result of infighting between two other campaigning organization, Vote Leave and Leave.EU . GO is a cross-party campaign, which includes support from the UK Independence Party (UKIP), the Conservative Party, and Democratic Unionist Party (DUP).

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Subject:   Democratic Unionist Party (Northern Ireland) Conservative Party UK Independence Party (UKIP)

Title: Green Leaves

URL: http://green-leaves.org/

Description: Within the Green Party (which supports Remain): An organisation of Green Party members who are campaigning to leave the EU. Baroness Jenny Jones is a supporter.

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Title: Healthier IN the EU

URL: http://healthierin.eu/

Description: Healthier IN the EU was set up to represent health professionals, carers, patients and researchers who see the benefits that the EU brings to our public health every day. Many health concerns span borders from large scale environmental challenges like air pollution to more individual concerns like the millions of cases of rare diseases that no single country can hope to tackle on their own.

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Title: Historians for Britain in Europe

URL: http://historiansforbritainineurope.org/

Description: Historians for Britain IN Europe "believe that a British withdrawal from the European Union would irretrievably damage Britain’s position in the world and undermine for decades to come the stability and coherence of what would once again be a divided Europe.

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Title: Irish for Europe

URL: http://irishforeurope.org/

Description: Irish for Europe believe "Irish people living in the UK have a lot to lose if the Brexit vote wins. For security, for the economy, and for the freedom to live, travel and work in the UK, we are better off with the UK as part of Europe".

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Title: Labour Movement for Europe

URL: http://labourmovement.eu/

Description: The Labour Movement for Europe is a Socialist Society affiliated to the Labour Party whose aim is to improve and broaden the understanding of the European Union and its potential throughout the wider Labour movement and the United Kingdom. It is the home of the pro-Europeans in the Labour and trade union movement.

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Title: Lawyers in for Britain

URL: http://lawyers-inforbritain.uk/

Description: A group of hundreds of lawyers who consider that the UK’s interests are best served by remaining in the EU.

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Title: Leave.EU

URL: http://leave.eu/

Description: Leave.EU is an organization campaigning for United Kingdom's withdrawal from the European Union. The organization was formed in July 2015 under the name "The Know" and relaunched in September 2015 under its current name "Leave.EU". Leave.EU is a cross-party campaign, which includes support from the UK Independence Party (UKIP), the Conservative Party, and the Labour Party.

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Subject:   Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party UK Independence Party (UKIP)

Title: Liberal Leave

URL: http://liberalleave.org/

Description: Within the Liberal Democrats (which supports Remain): A campaign group of Liberal Democrat activists who want to leave the EU, includes councillors and former MP for Hereford, Paul Keetch.

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Title: London’s relationship with Europe

URL: http://londonfirst.co.uk/our-focus/londons-relationship-with-europe/

Description: London First is committed to remaining within the European Union (EU), in large part because of the economic benefits of the Single Market, and sees great opportunities for Britain to lead a deepening of that market to drive jobs and growth across the country.

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Title: Scientists for Europe

URL: http://scientistsforeu.uk/

Description: A campaign by UK scientists to keep the UK in the EU. The campaign argues science is vital for the UK's economy and quality of life, and that science is at the heart of global and social challenges that face us all. Scientists for EU believe that "we can achieve so much more good for the UK and the world from within the EU".

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Title: Students for Europe

URL: http://studentsforeurope.org/

Description: Students for Europe is coordinated by European Movement and is determined to build a large coalition of young people, across the country and across the social and political divides, who will come together to keep the UK safe, prosperous and powerful, at the heart of Europe.

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Title: Another Europe is Possible

URL: http://www.anothereurope.org/

Description: Another Europe is a campaign for a radical ‘in’ vote – building a community that is pro-EU even while it works towards building a stronger, reformed union that can bring about the radical social change our citizens need in the UK and across Europe.

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Title: British Indians For IN Campaign

URL: http://www.asianimage.co.uk/news/14452753.___British_Indians_for_IN____campaign_has_backing_of_leading_parliamentarians/?ref=mrb&lp=18

Description: UK Indians for Remaining in Europe state "We are united in our belief that the UK is stronger, safer and better off as a member of the EU". "Contrary to the argument made by some, that Britain needs to leave the EU in order to strengthen its ties with Commonwealth countries, we believe that our membership of the EU helps to enhance and strengthen the UK’s partnership with countries like India".

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Title: Brand EU

URL: http://www.brandeu.eu/home/eu-referendum/

Description: A group that is ‘generating a people movement for the millions that believe in European unity’ and as part of its campaign to keep Britain in the EU, is tackling many of the myths that have built up around EU membership.

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Title: British Influence

URL: http://www.britishinfluence.org/

Description: British Influence believes that EU membership can be summed as improving our prosperity, security and society. They believe that we benefit greatly from the EU single market, cooperation on tackling organised crime and terrorism and through increased peace and transparency that comes from international collaboration.

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Title: Business for New Europe

URL: http://www.businessforneweurope.org/

Description: Britain’s leading pro-European business coalition and has long been campaigning for British businesses to get involved in a more competitive and open European market. To this end they not only want Britain to remain within the EU but also make calls for reform of the EU.

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Title: Cambridge for Europe

URL: http://www.cambridgeforeurope.co.uk/

Description: Cambridge for Europe is a local, community campaign group aiming to ensure that the people of Cambridge and surrounding areas fully understand the arguments for continued membership of the EU. They believe this is an incredibly important issue to individuals, families and their communities.

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Title: Conservative Group for Europe

URL: http://www.conservativegroupforeurope.org.uk/

Description: The Conservative Group for Europe believes in a hard-headed promotion of British interests in Europe as a committed participant.

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Title: Conservatives In

URL: http://www.conservatives.in/

Description: Members of the Conservative Party supporting the UK remaining in the European Union. Conservatives In believe the UK has the best of both worlds with its "special status" in the EU. The campaign has the backing of the majority of Conservative MPs. Conservatives In was launched by Prime Minister David Cameron on 24 February 2016.

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Title: Remain for Nature

URL: http://www.environmentalistsforeurope.org/

Description: Chaired by the father of Boris Johnson and former MEP Stanley Johnson, Environmentalists for Europe is "standing up for Britain’s place in Europe – we are stronger, cleaner and greener in the EU". They argue that its "because of European protections that our beaches are cleaner, our countryside protected, our air cleaner and our food safer".

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Title: Government Publications Regarding the EU Referendum

URL: http://www.eureferendum.gov.uk/q-and-a/publications/

Description: A page containing access to publications from the Government with public information regarding the European Union membership and referendum.

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Subject:   Government United Kingdom

Title: EU referendum and the environment

URL: http://www.foe.co.uk/page/eu-referendum-environment/

Description: The Friends of the Earth Trust state that "Being part of the European Union has given us: cleaner beaches and drinking water, less air pollution, safer products and protected wildlife.

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Title: Global Justice Now members say: Stay in to change Europe

URL: http://www.globaljustice.org.uk/blog/2016/mar/7/global-justice-now-members-say-stay-change-europe/

Description: Global Justice Now is a democratic social justice organisation working as part of a global movement to challenge the powerful and create a more just and equal world.

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Title: Labour In for Britain

URL: http://www.labour.org.uk/inforbritain/

Description: The Labour Party's adopted position is to support the UK remaining in the EU. Labour In is the party's official campaign pushing for a remain vote in the UK referendum on EU membership. Only 7 Labour MPs back a leave vote. Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has warned that a Brexit vote would damage workers' rights. Labour In is led by Alan Johnson MP and was launched on 1 December 2015.

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Title: Labour Leave

URL: http://www.labourleave.org/

Description: Labour Leave is a campaign group within the Labour Party (UK) opposed to the United Kingdom's continued membership of the European Union and led by Labour MP's Kate Hoey, Graham Stringer, Kelvin Hopkins, and Roger Godsiff.

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Title: Left Leave

URL: http://www.leftleave.org/

Description: Left Leave is a left-wing group campaigning for the United Kingdom's withdrawal from the European Union. It is made up of a coalition of left-wing political parties and organisations, such as the Communist Party of Great Britain, the Respect Party and the National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers. The Left Leave campaign is chaired by Robert Griffiths, the General Secretary of the Communist Party of Great Britain.

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Title: Let's Stay in the EU

URL: http://www.letsstayin.eu/home.html

Description: A campaign dedicated to promoting the benefits to the UK of EU membership and why it is better to stay ‘in’. A key point is the common problems we share that can be better addressed if we unite with our European neighbours.

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Title: In Together

URL: http://www.libdems.org.uk/europe/

Description: The official Liberal Democrat party campaign supporting the UK's membership of the EU. The Liberal Democrats are generally seen as the most pro-EU political party in UK politics, with every current Lib Dem MP, MEP, MSP, Wales AM and London AM supporting EU membership.

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Title: Pro Europa

URL: http://www.proeuropa.org.uk/

Description: Pro Europa runs a broad campaign based on the EU’s benefits for jobs, trade, consumer rights, peace and democracy, collective power to get better trade deals and power to take on today’s global multi-national giants that are bigger than most individual countries.

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Title: Britain Stronger in Europe

URL: http://www.strongerin.co.uk/

Description: An organization in support of the United Kingdom remaining in the European Union. It was formed on October 12, 2015 and on April 13, 2016, it was declared the official "Remain" campaign by the Electoral Commission. This organization was previously known as "The In Campaign".

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Subject:   United Kingdom Government

Title: Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition (TUSC)

URL: http://www.tusc.org.uk/

Description: The Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition (TUSC) is a socialist electoral alliance formed in 2010. This organization is in support of the United Kingdom leaving the European Union.

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Subject:   Socialism

Title: Universities for Europe

URL: http://www.universitiesforeurope.com/

Description: The Universities for Europe campaign, led by Universities UK, aims to "show the value of EU membership to our universities and why this matters to British people". They believe "The UK’s membership of the European Union makes our outstanding universities even stronger".

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Title: Vote Leave

URL: http://www.voteleavetakecontrol.org/

Description: Vote Leave is an organization campaigning for United Kingdom's withdrawal from the European Union. The organization was formed in October 8, 2015, and it was declared on April 13, 2016 to be the official "Leave" campaign by the Electoral Commission. Vote Leave is a cross-party campaign, which includes support from the UK Independence Party (UKIP), the Conservative Party, and the Labour Party.

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Subject:   UK Independence Party (UKIP) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party

Title: Wake Up Europe

URL: http://www.wakeupeurope.eu/

Description: Wake Up Europe is a campaign set up by the Wake Up Foundation, to facilitate a transnational debate on the future of Europe inspired by the documentary The Great European Disaster Movie. They believe in the founding principles of the EU and wish for it to continue but they also believe in the need for reform and to ‘rescue the EU from itself’. They aim to empower ordinary people – in the UK and the rest of Europe – to come together and discuss these issues so that the future of the EU is taken out of the hands of political and media elites.

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Title: Young European Movement

URL: http://yem.org.uk/

Description: Young European Movement was formed in 1972 as a non-partisan platform for pro-European opinions of the under 35s. They have a history of organising events, running campaigns and even bringing education into schools. They are volunteer run and seek to promote European integration and a stronger European Union.

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Title: HM Government Information on the EU Referendum

URL: https://eureferendum.gov.uk/

Description: This site contains government information on the European Union Referendum and expresses its support of remaining in the European Union.

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Subject:   Government United Kingdom

Title: New Europeans

URL: https://neweuropeans.net/

Description: New Europeans promotes the benefits of EU membership with a focus on the rights of EU citizens especially the right to freedom of movement. As such, it represents 2.5 million EU citizens that have moved to the UK to live, work or study and over 2 million UK citizens who have moved to other EU states.

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Title: EU Referendum Rules triggering a 2nd EU Referendum

URL: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/131215/

Description: An online petition to implement a rule that if the remain or leave vote is less than 60% based a turnout less than 75% there should be another referendum.

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Title: Say Yes 2 Europe – Remain in the EU

URL: https://sayyes2europe.eu/

Description: Say Yes to Europe is dedicated to traditional, popular, grassroots action. They focus on sharing information on the benefits of EU membership for citizen rights and also on ensuring the referendum is open to all residents of the UK.

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Title: UK to Stay in EU

URL: https://uktostay.eu/

Description: Aims to engage 50,000 volunteers to collectively win 15 million votes to remain in the EU at the upcoming referendum. They estimate 15 million is the minimum number required to secure a victory. They are a purely grassroots organisation.

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Title: The Benefits of Europe for Energy and Climate Change - And What Could Happen If We Brexit

URL: https://www.e3g.org/library/Benefits-of-Europe-for-Energy-and-Climate-Change-And-What-Could-Happen-If/

Description: Third Generation Environmentalism believe "membership of the EU offers substantial benefits on energy and climate change that a ‘leave’ vote would require the UK to forego, making the transition to a low carbon economy more expensive and less secure".

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Title: Greens for a Better Europe

URL: https://www.greenparty.org.uk/europe/

Description: Greens For A Better Europe is the The Green Party of England and Wales campaign backing continued EU membership for the UK. The Green Party wants Britain to remain a part of the EU because "we believe that we flourish when we work together on the shared challenges we face".

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