On the 23rd of June, the United Kingdom held a historic referendum, where before a global audience; the people exercised their sacred right to self determination on exiting the European Union after 44 years of membership. Perhaps the most progressive and successful union in the world with record security, economic, environmental and human rights standards, it has nonetheless been subject to opposition by Euro sceptics who feel the European union has eroded their national autonomy, facilitated immigration and impeded their rights to take decisions for themselves. In the UK; the issue of European membership had long been a contentious issue prompting the PM David Cameron to finally promise to hold a referendum on EU membership in the course of the last elections. Soon after he was re-elected, the framework for a referendum was established and eventually scheduled for the 23rd of June.
