Why is the phrase ‘Brexit Wars’ dangerous for Britain?

About this episode

The episode discusses the implications of the phrase 'Brexit Wars' and the challenges of having a mature debate on Brexit in Britain.

Wes Streeting says he wants Britain to rejoin the EU at some point. Andy Burnham has noted often that Brexit has been a calamitous seismic shock, and the cabinet and most voters agree. Yet this is a return to the ‘Brexit Wars’ - and not only because of the Makerfield by-election. Can there ever be a grown up debate on Brexit? To join in the never-ending debate in the Rock & Roll Politics co-operative, email steveric14@icloud.com Subscribe to Patreon for live events, bonus podcasts and to get the regular podcast a day early and ad free.  Written and presented by Steve Richards. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Steve Richards

Topics covered

• Brexit
• politics
• debate
• UK
• society

Keywords

• Brexit
• Wes Streeting
• Andy Burnham
• EU
• politics
• debate
• UK

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Rock & Roll Politics, Acast

Places: Britain, EU

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