Will Moyer: Auditors say 4.4% of spending didn't follow the rules. Lord Dick B Jones says he doesn't think it will cost us a single job. Dominic Lawson asks if there's anybody on stage who thinks Jeremy Corbyn believes that we should remain in the European Union. Nick Cleggs speaks about forerounding economic reasons. Giselle seems to proatise democracy and we've also heard about why a single market might entrench corporations. But I don't feel like there's been much analysis of why one perspective might be better than another. And frankly, I would rather have listened to Obama than George W Bush or Donald Trump. Thank you.
This week marked the three year anniversary of Brexit, the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union. On this episode of The Sunday Debate we’re revisiting what some would call a simpler time, pre-Brexit Britain. In May 2016, a month before the referendum, Intelligence Squared staged The Great Brexit Debate. Our chair for the debate was Jonathan Freedland, Guardian columnist, author and broadcaster, and he was joined by a panel of six influential voices including Nick Clegg and Gisela Stuart.
Now we’re on the other side of this once in a generation vote, were the predictions correct? Did the fears or hopes come into fruition?
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