Is Britain Starting to Break Apart? | Trending Ep418
A small Oxfordshire village is holding a symbolic independence referendum in protest over plans to house more than 1,200 asylum seekers at a nearby former military site. At the same time, political leaders from the UK’s Celtic nations say Westminster’s time is coming to an end. Gareth connects the two stories and asks what they reveal about growing dissatisfaction with Westminster, local democracy and the future of the United Kingdom.Plus, Gareth discusses the Kremlin’s response after Boris Johnson’s train journey was caught up in a reported Russian drone incident, questions the contrasting…
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