You can blame the Murdoch press (and others) in the UK for constantly pushing the narrative that the EU is a corrupt bureaucracy making absurd laws and stealing your rights and money.

I mean, can you believe this?

https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1800/1*piGY6KAwYsDSweClC...

https://s-i.huffpost.com/gen/1521502/thumbs/o-SUN-FRONT-PAGE...