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Best of the Left - Leftist Perspectives on Progressive Politics, News, Culture, Economics and Democracy

(2016/07/12) Varied thoughts on staying vs going (Brexit)

Best of the Left - Leftist Perspectives on Progressive Politics, News, Culture, Economics and Democracy

Jay Tomlinson

Politics, News Commentary, News

4.53.4K Ratings

🗓️ 12 July 2016

⏱️ 79 minutes

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Summary

Edition #1028

Today we take a look at the results of the referendum in Great Britain to exit the European Union

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Show Notes

Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill

Ch. 2: Act 1: Brexit - @LastWeekTonight with @iamjohnoliver - Air Date 06-20-16

Ch. 3: Song 1: Play with fire - The Rolling Stones


Ch. 4: Act 2: The Origins of Britain's Euro-Skeptic Press - On The Media - Air Date: 7-1-16

Ch. 5: Song 2: I Started Something I Couldn't Finish - The Smiths


Ch. 6: Act 3: The #Brexit Vote Is Not A Left - Right Issue! - @Thom_Hartmann - Air Date: 06-24-16

Ch. 7: Song 3: There Is Power In a Union - Billy Bragg


Ch. 8: Act 4: Explaining the economics of Brexit Part 1 - Economic Update w/ @profwolff - Air Date 7-4-16

Ch. 9: Song 4: Thatcherites (Bonus Track) - Billy Bragg


Ch. 10: Act 5: Making Sense of Brexit Paul Mason on Britain's Growing Economic & Political Crisis - @DemocracyNow - Air Date 06-27-16

Ch. 11: Song 5: You Can't Always Get What You Want - The Rolling Stones


Ch. 12: Act 6: Brexit & Trumpism Are The Wrong Answers To The Right Questions... - @Thom_Hartmann - Air Date: 06-28-16

Ch. 13: Song 6: Between the Wars - Billy Bragg


Ch. 14: Act 7: Explaining the economics of Brexit Part 2 - Economic Update w/ @profwolff - Air Date 7-4-16


Voicemails

Ch. 15: Thoughts on Brexit and the road ahead - Harry from the UK

Ch. 16: Thoughts on the school-to-prison pipeline - Jessica from New York

Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics


Ch. 17: Final comments on Climate Ride and Netroots Nation

Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone


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0:00.0

Mr Cameron, who's signaled his resignation but has not yet gone, will go down in history

0:05.0

as the conservative leader who first of all destroyed the European Union.

0:08.6

I mean, we have left the major block in the world economy and he's going to destroy the

0:14.2

United Kingdom as well because as you suggested in the introduction, Scotland will leave.

0:18.2

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0:31.3

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0:32.3

Now welcome to the award-winning Best of a Left podcast with clips today from last week

0:36.4

tonight with John Oliver on the media, the Tom Hartman program, economic update with

0:40.9

Professor Richard Wolfe and Democracy Now.

0:48.1

The United Kingdom, birthplace of the Beatles and get very much the world's ringgold.

0:53.7

Now on Thursday, the UK faces an in-out referendum on whether to leave the European Union

0:59.9

and incidentally an in-out referendum is also what most English people call sex.

1:04.8

I say that was a jolly good in-out referendum, Brasilla.

1:09.4

Capital stuff, old girl, simply capital.

1:14.6

You may not have heard about this referendum unless you watch financial networks where

1:18.4

it's usually referred to by a catchy name.

1:21.1

There's a lot of fear out there in the marketplace about the Brexit vote that's coming up.

1:25.0

Brexit, a fear is getting traction.

1:26.8

A new survey this morning focuses on Brexit fears.

1:29.7

Brexit is one of the major concerns in the market at the moment.

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