Professor robert hoomes, historian of france and breton fellow of saint john's college cambridge, argues in favour of leaving the eu. Hoomes: The debate that takes place in this country is almost entirely about us. To britain has been worth 13% of the global economy for decades but now stands at just 5%. We have a huge deficit in trade with the eu even though it's actually improved since we left them. Europe's becoming less important economically and politically. That may be geo-politics of the 20th century will be oceanic politics - not continental.
It was always going to be a disaster. Queues of HGVs stretching miles from Dover. The Good Friday Agreement threatened by the controversial Northern Ireland Protocol and increased support for Scottish Independence. That’s the argument of the doomsayers in this debate. But others claim that while short-term damage is inevitable – there is always blowback from a jilted partner – Brexit is a long-term project, one that is tied to the fundamental principle of sovereignty. Which side is right? To debate the issue, we welcome back Conservative politician Daniel Hannan, Labour MP Stella Creasy, and are joined by Robert Tombs, the historian of France and Britain, whose most recent book is This Sovereign Isle: Britain In and Out of Europe. Plus, Dominic Grieve, former Conservative MP and former Attorney General for England and Wales. Chairing the debate is Johnny Dymond, BBC News presenter and Royal Correspondent.
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