Why Did People Vote Leave?
Leave voters in Wakefield tell David Aaronovitch why they want to quit the EU.
The Briefing Room · BBC Radio 4
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Show Notes
Why did so many people in the UK vote to Leave the EU? David Aaronovitch talks to residents in the pro-Leave city of Wakefield and finds out from experts why personal prosperity was a poor indicator of referendum voting intention.
Guests include:
Stian Westlake, Executive Director of Policy and Research, NEST, and author of 'The Intangible Economy' with Jonathan Haskel Ben Shimshon, BritainThinks, market research and communications consultancy Molly Crockett, Associate Professor of Experimental Psychology, University of Oxford.
Producer: Joe Kent Researchers: Alex Burton and Kirsteen Knight.