In 1975 the UK voted 'yes', by 67%, to the European Community (EC). Since 1 January 1973, when the UK first joined, Edward Heath and Harold Wilson sought a fundamental transformation of the UK's relationship with the EC in terms of membership and public opinion. Despite the majority vote in favour of maintaining membership, Aqui argues that this majority was underpinned by a degree of uncertainty and that ultimately, neither Heath nor wilson managed to transform the UK's relationship with the EC in the ways they had hoped possible.
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