Respecting The Will Of The People | Michael Howard

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Published on June 13, 2019 3:00:02 PM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SttHFzPYs44

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Once a democratic process has been completed, like a referendum, the results have to be honoured - so argues Michael Howard.

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From Corbyn to Trump, populism has rejected established political elites. Some think a return to ideology and emotion is a dangerous backward step, others that this means the alternatives have failed. Is populism on both the left and the right something to be celebrated or feared? Can giving more power to the people bring about positive, lasting change? Or is the only safe way to make progress to give it all to those that know best?

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Michael Howard: Former Conservative Party Leader, Michael Howard previously held cabinet positions in the governments of Margaret Thatcher and John Major, including Secretary of State for Employment, Secretary of State for the Environment and Home Secretary. A brexit campaigner, he has been a supporter of the Eurosceptic pressure group Leave Means Leave.

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