Making sense of the nonsense
A whopping 96% of creative industry workers voted to remain in the EU. For today’s episode we chatted to Vivi Kallinikou of ArtRabbit about why this is, how artists are feeling about Brexit now and whether she thinks they have a responsibility to express this through art in times of political and social upheaval. Vivi also discusses how she sees…
The repeal bill to transfer European Union legislation into British statute was published last week as the government finally started dotting the i and crossing the t of Brexit. While transferring reams of European law back to British rule is a mighty task, it would have been smoother if all parties were in agreement. But as with all things Brexit, … Show Notes
Is the government making the same mistakes over Brexit as it did in the Iraq war? Dr Garvan Walshe is a former international security policy adviser who believes Theresa May should heed the lessons of the flawed Middle East conflict as she attempts to navigate the UK’s exit from the European Union. Garvan, who now runs Brexit Analytics - a … Show Notes
With Jen away in New York (trying to strike a trade deal), Tim is flying solo for this week's #Brexit news round-up. In our top five stories, the government's decision to leave Euratom - the European Atomic Energy Community - threatens to turn nuclear, the EU remains adamant that Theresa May's "settled status" offer for migrants is woefully … Show Notes
If you’re left reflecting on quite how Britain ended up where it is today: the oddball of Europe with a nation split as to how to move forward, then this episode’s guest helps provide some clarity. Paul Goldsmith is the co-author of How To Lose A Referendum: The Definitive Story of Why The UK Voted for Brexit, which he penned with Sky News senior … Show Notes
Will Brexit blow a £20billion hole in the EU’s annual budget? Will EU citizens need ID cards to reside in the UK? And is Britain about to become the “dirty man of Europe” (as one leading ground of environmentalists has warned)? It’s never a dull week in the new world of Brexit negotiations and Oli Dugmore from student online newspaper The Tab joins … Show Notes
