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IOTL, the UK unsuccessfully tried to join the European Union twice, in 1963 and 1967. Both times, the application was blocked by French President Charles de Gaulle. The EU finally accepted the Uk’s application in 1969, after de Gaulle had stepped down.

My question is fairly simple: Would the UK today be better or worse off economically if the UK had not been allowed to join the EU in 1969, had stopped trying after this, and had never joined?

Please explain why you think the UK would be better off economically today or why the UK would be worse off today. Remember, I’m only asking about the UK being economically better or worse off. That is higher or lower per capita GDP.

ETA: Please don't discuss whether UK will be better off with Brexit. We all know the answer to that question: A fight that ends with no one being happy.

Also, forgive my typos in the poll, including the omission of a question mark at the end of the quesion and the omission of the word "be" in the answers. Oops. And any other typos.
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