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Brexit Referendum Was Based on No Information

Complex issues like leaving the European Union require great economic sophistication and should not be decided by referendum; the original Brexit vote was based on no proper information, and a second referendum—now that people know what Brexit will actually be like—would plausibly reverse the outcome, with polls suggesting Remain would win.

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Speaker

Richard Dawkins

Evidence Quote

“i don't believe in referendums at all actually i think that a complicated issue like... leaving the european union is a matter of great economic sophistication which should not be left to ordinary ordinary people like me”

Source

174 - Life Mind— Making Sense with Sam Harris
Created: 6/14/2026, 2:37:27 AM

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