543. The Disaster Britain Still Can't Escape and Trump’s Iran ‘Deal’
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What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
Happy anniversary! Ten years since we voted to leave the European Union.
What are the economic impacts of Brexit ten years later?
How has Brexit been for you? Boris Johnson and Nigel Farage may be a lot wealthier than they were, but they are the exception. A decade has been long enough to establish Britain is poorer and weaker, and Brexit is one of the reasons. An economy six to eight percent smaller than it would have been, investment lower, productivity lower, and businesses who were promised an end to red tape drowning in the stuff. And yet, the divisive populist politics that helped fuel it is far from dead. We've seen the worst of it on the streets of Belfast last week, a horrible stabbing by an asylum seeker whipped up into riots and a house-to-house hunt. for immigrants. We've seen its exploitation by Russia in the evidence that arson attacks on Keir Starmer's home and car were organized by Moscow, then backed by the far right here.
And even in quiet, wealthy Switzerland, their weekend referendum on whether to have a population cap was the brainchild of their right-wing populist party. And in Germany, I'm hearing of fresh legal moves to establish that their far-right party, the AfD, is in breach of the country's constitution because of its commitment to what they proudly call remigration. So, a decade on from the toxicity of the referendum campaign, how worried should we all be about the far-right's continuing influence on our lives? And what hope is there of liberal democracy fighting back? All this and more to come in today's episode.
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How has far-right politics evolved in Britain since Brexit?
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Welcome to The Restless Politics with me, Rory Stewart. And me, Alastair Campbell. Today, we are at the 10th anniversary of Brexit, and we're really going to get into how did that go? And on the second half, extraordinary news, which is that it seems as though finally, despite all our skepticism, We're on the cusp of a proper deal in Iran. I'm still skeptical. And you're still skeptical. Let me start you, though, with Brexit. So 10 years on, a bit of post-traumatic stress. I was a member then of David Cameron's government, an environment minister campaigning for Remain.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:01–0:04
2
What are the economic impacts of Brexit ten years later?
0:04–2:29
3
How has far-right politics evolved in Britain since Brexit?
2:29–3:00
4
What recent events highlight the divisive politics in Northern Ireland?
3:00–5:23
5
How has Brexit affected Britain's relationship with the EU?
5:23–13:56
6
What are the implications of Trump's Iran deal?
13:56–14:59
7
How do geopolitical dynamics influence the Iran deal?
14:59–18:43
8
What challenges does Iran face following the memorandum of understanding?
18:43–52:42
Speakers
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