Keep qualms and carry on: a decade after Brexit

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<p>On June 23rd 2016, Britain <a href="https://www.economist.com/leaders/2026/06/18/britain-is-not-ready-to-rejoin-the-eu?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintelligence&utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&utm_term=sa.listeners" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">voted to leave</a> the European Union, triggering years of argument, lost <a href="https://www.economist.com/britain/2026/06/18/ten-years-on-how-the-brexit-vote-changed-britain?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintelligence&utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&utm_term=sa.listeners" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">economic opportunities</a> and political malaise. Our correspondents look back on the seismic moment and its aftershocks. And, as Britain prepares to get its <a href="https://www.economist.com/britain/2026/06/22/andy-burnham-may-find-sir-keir-starmer-a-hard-act-to-follow?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintelligence&utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&utm_term=sa.listeners" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">seventh prime minister</a> in a decade, we ask how the government can look forward to <a href="https://www.economist.com/britain/2026/06/17/what-britain-needs-to-do-to-grasp-its-big-opportunities-in-ai?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintelligence&utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&utm_term=sa.listeners" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">new opportunities</a>.</p><br><p>Guests and host:</p><ul><li>Daniel Franklin, senior editor</li><li>John Peet, associate editor</li><li>Tom Carter, Britain economics correspondent</li><li>Georgia Banjo, Britain correspondent</li><li>Rosie Blau, co-host of “The intelligence”</li><li>Jason Palmer, co-host of “The intelligence”</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Topics covered: </p><ul><li>Brexit, European Union, EU</li><li>David Cameron, Boris Johnson, Andy Burnham</li><li>AI, defence</li></ul><p><br></p><p><em>Listen to what matters most, from global politics and business to science and technology—</em><a href="https://subscribenow.economist.com/podcasts-plus" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Subscribe to Economist Podcasts+</em></a></p><br><p><em>For more information about how to access Economist Podcasts+, please visit our </em><a href="https://myaccount.economist.com/s/article/What-is-Economist-Podcasts" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>FAQs page</em></a><em> or watch </em><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gczo71bg1uY" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>our video</em></a><em> explaining how to link your account. </em></p> <hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>