Recorded at this week's Institute of Ideas event at Goodenough College.
On 23 June, the UK will vote in a referendum on whether
or not to remain a member of the European Union. The decision is a
momentous one, the first time British voters will have had a direct vote
on membership since 1975.
Yet the public debate about the pros and cons of Brexit has been
frustratingly shallow. The aim of this event was to offer a panel of
high-profile speakers an opportunity to set out the case for Remain and
Leave, and allow an audience of almost 300 people to get involved,
offering their own views as well as challenging the panel. The result
was a lively, engaging and passionate debate. For anyone interested in
hearing the arguments played out with intelligence and without
name-calling, this debate is well worth listening to in full.
SPEAKERS
Rt Hon David Davis
Conservative MP for Haltemprice and Howden; former Foreign Office minister (1994–1997) and Shadow Home Secretary (2003-2008)
Simon Nixon
chief European commentator, Wall Street Journal
Vicky Pryce
board member, Centre for Economics and Business Research; former joint head, UK Government Economic Service; author, Greekonomics
Bruno Waterfield
Brussels correspondent, The Times; co-author, No Means No
CHAIR
Claire Fox
director, Institute of Ideas; panelist, BBC Radio 4’s Moral Maze.
