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Tonight on BBC iPlayer, BREXIT: A VERY BRITISH CIVIL WAR (2026).
It's impressive for its breadth & depth of access, and for the time dedicated to both psychology & ideology.
I'm especially struck by the extent of Marina Wheeler's contribution.
www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
Sam
Simon Matthews on the Carol Reed movie that Roman Polanski, Gore Vidal and Sam Peckinpah thought was better even than The Third Man.
thelionandunicorn.com/2026/06/10/f...
"There isn’t much of a pro-European faction any more, just a managerial class that believes that, in politics as in golf, one has to play the ball where it lies"
Posted #OTD in 2016, our @alwynturner.bsky.social's prediction for the EU referendum result👇
thelionandunicorn.com/2016/06/09/r...
'Peace in our time!'
Finlay McLaren
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SIMON MATTHEWS on James Mason as an IRA gunman in Carol’s Reed’s classic movie.
The promise of a referendum helps David Cameron win a majority. Nigel Farage starts to campaign for Brexit. Boris Johnson and Michael Gove decide whether to back Leave or Remain.
