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Morality and the EU Referendum

Morality and the EU Referendum

FromMoral Maze


Morality and the EU Referendum

FromMoral Maze

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Length:
43 minutes
Released:
Mar 17, 2016
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Claim and counter claim in the EU referendum debate have filled the air waves and packed the papers and there are still 14 weeks left to the actual vote. The atmosphere is already highly charged and the political stakes couldn't be much higher. The way we vote on June 23rd will have profound implications for generations to come. We've heard a lot about the political and economic arguments that we should consider when casting that vote, but what are the moral considerations? Is preserving our national cultural identity behind strict border controls a moral priority? Do we have a wider duty as good citizens of Europe and the world? Is fear of immigration and fear of an uncertain economic future a defendable moral position? Is it a moral argument to say our choice should be a utilitarian calculation of where we personally and as a nation will be financially better off? Is sovereignty the moral trump card? Morality and the EU referendum. Chaired by Michael Buerk with Melanie Phillips, Michael Portillo, Matthew Taylor and Anne McElvoy. Witnesses are Anthony O'Hear, Kirsty Hughes, Brian Denny and Sebastian Farquhar.
Released:
Mar 17, 2016
Format:
Podcast episode

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Combative, provocative and engaging live debate examining the moral issues behind one of the week's news stories. #moralmaze