Smaller countries also tend to care less about Brexit, perhaps because they are less concerned about the geopolitical consequences. Even in Germany and France, two giants of the European project, the share of people who are not concerned about Britain’s future is roughly as high as those who feel passionately about it. The results of other polling from Lord Ashcroft, this time concerning outside opinion of the UK, can offer some clues about the uninterested countries. Some 20% of Austrians and 38% of Slovenians—two of the countries where apathy is at its highest—have negative views about Brits, above the continental average of 10%. Perhaps the shoulder-shrugging states are masking harder beliefs.
