The French who said they wanted Britain to leave the EU were largely on the left, while many who held the opposite view were further to the right. It is not entirely clear why, though it is probably because the right includes neo-liberals, who share the British attitude to business and free trade.
但文化和国籍甚至戴高乐沙文主义无法解释一切。欧洲的亲英和反英情绪有重要的政治根源。表示希望英国离开欧盟的法国人大体是左翼，抱有相反观点的更加右倾。原因不甚明了，尽管或许在于右翼包括了新自由派，这群人同意英国对商业和自由贸易的态度。