20 min

Brexit Watch: How to Make the Best Use of a Referendum‪?‬ World Update: Daily Commute

    • Government

The vote for Brexit was the result of a referendum, the third in the UK in recent years. Referendums seem to be getting more and more common; but are they being used wisely and conducted fairly? Dan speaks with the director of the new Independent Commission on Referendums, Alan Renwick from the Constitutional Unit of University College London. There are also updates on this week's Brexit developments, including the UK government publishing position papers on trade and on the border between Northern Ireland and the Irish republic.
(IMAGE: A man casts his ballot to vote in a referendum - ANDER GILLENEA/AFP/Getty Images)

The vote for Brexit was the result of a referendum, the third in the UK in recent years. Referendums seem to be getting more and more common; but are they being used wisely and conducted fairly? Dan speaks with the director of the new Independent Commission on Referendums, Alan Renwick from the Constitutional Unit of University College London. There are also updates on this week's Brexit developments, including the UK government publishing position papers on trade and on the border between Northern Ireland and the Irish republic.
(IMAGE: A man casts his ballot to vote in a referendum - ANDER GILLENEA/AFP/Getty Images)

20 min

Top Podcasts In Government

HARDtalk
BBC World Service
Big Take DC
Bloomberg and iHeartPodcasts
Southeast Asia Radio
CSIS | Center for Strategic and International Studies
Intelligence Matters: The Relaunch
Beacon Global Strategies LLC
Keluar Sekejap
Khairy Jamaluddin dan Shahril Hamdan
World Bank | The Development Podcast
World Bank

More by BBC

Global News Podcast
BBC World Service
6 Minute English
BBC Radio
President Putin in China to boost strategic ties
BBC World Service
Learning English Conversations
BBC Radio
Learning English Vocabulary
BBC Radio
Newshour
BBC World Service