The Great Intelligence Squared Brexit Debate

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🗓️ 27 May 2016

⏱️ 85 minutes

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How do we decide? The in-out referendum on the UK’s membership of the European Union on June 23 is a once-in-a-generation vote. For some of us it’s a matter of gut political instinct: we are natural inners or outers. But for many, coming to an informed decision on how to vote is a challenge, given the swirl of claims and counterclaims being made by pro-EU campaigners on one side, and Brexit supporters on the other. Every day there’s a fresh round of media stories, with ‘Project Fear’ warning us of the dire effect Brexit would have on everything, from jobs to farming and the NHS, followed by a slew of denials by the out campaign along with their own scare stories, such as the horrific crimes committed by EU citizens living in Britain under the freedom of movement right. Just give us the facts, people cry. How would Brexit affect trade, for example? Is it true that Britain would be in limbo for ten years while our existing deals with other countries are renegotiated, or would we move swiftly to a new... Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/intelligencesquared. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Thank you for downloading this Intelligence Squared podcast.
0:03.3	For more information on our debates, talks and discussions,
0:06.5	visit intelligence squared.com and sign up to the newsletter.
0:09.7	Thank you. Thank you. Thank you, Hammer.
0:17.0	Thanks to all of you for coming this evening.
0:19.2	As you know, it is May the 23rd.
0:21.0	It is just one month to go. I know you can hardly wait the excitement
0:26.2	palpable as we count down to the referendum. I think it's fair to say that both
0:31.2	sides would agree how high the stakes are.
0:35.2	The Prime Minister has been saying this is bigger than a general election and I think even
0:39.8	his opponents both inside and outside his own cabinet, would agree with that.
0:45.4	That the stakes are very high.
0:47.4	People overuse the phrase once in a generation, but in political terms, actually, the last time anything like this happened was two generations ago,
0:57.0	and whatever is decided on June the 23rd will surely hold for a long, long time to come.
1:05.0	So the stakes very high.
1:07.6	We have brought together a range of voices, we hope,
1:10.9	that will really illuminate the debate. I haven't imposed any kind of
1:15.8	no Hitler rule on the discussions, but I think we are going to elevate the level of debate tonight.
1:21.6	Let me just say something about the format
1:23.6	and then we'll get, we'll plunge right in.
1:25.7	The way it's going to work we have, besides the antagonists,
1:29.0	if you like, or the main participants here,
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