10 years on from the Referendum, have we even had Brexit yet?

About this episode

The episode reflects on the 10th anniversary of the Brexit referendum, discussing its implications and the handling of a tragic murder case by the police.

You can watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/82lXs84p8_M This week on Planet Normal, your co-pilots of sanity, Liam Halligan and Allison Pearson, confront the tragic murder of 18-year-old Henry Nowak and the national outrage surrounding the police's handling of the case. Marking the 10th anniversary of the Brexit referendum with former Vote Leave chief executive, Lord Matthew Elliott, the duo reflects on the original promise of leaving the EU and how the podcast itself was born out of a shared taxi ride following a celebration of that historic vote. Allison delivers a searing indictment of the "woke indoctrination" paralysing British policing, highlighting how diversity, equity, and inclusion targets have trained common sense and humanity out of officers, leading to the inhumane treatment of a dying victim while his killer was treated with total decency.  On Brexit, Liam uses his column to bust the persistent "Project Fear" myths, pointing out that the UK has actually outgrown France and Germany since 2016. However, he laments that successive governments have failed to capitalise on regulatory freedoms and instead allowed immigration to soar to historic highs…

People in this episode

Hosts: Liam Halligan, Allison Pearson

Guest: Lord Matthew Elliott

Topics covered

• Brexit
• policing
• economic realities
• immigration
• woke indoctrination
• Project Fear
• regulatory freedoms

Keywords

• Brexit
• Henry Nowak
• police
• immigration
• economic growth
• woke culture
• Project Fear

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Vote Leave, British policing, EU

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