AC Grayling on how Brexit may unravel

The philosopher and master of New College of the Humanities talks to Agnes Frimston about why he’s still a Remain campaigner, the blackmailing of MPs and the implications of military technology on warfare

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Why do you think Remain lost in the referendum when all the economic arguments were in favour of staying in the European Union?

As with most things, there’s never just one cause. On the Remain side, the campaign was lacklustre. The positive advantages of remaining in the EU were too little emphasized. Too much weight was placed just on the economic considerations.

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