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Podcast: The Bunker – News without the nonsense
Episode: Moving on up: How our view on migration is changing
Description: Attitudes to migration were a key cause of Brexit – but is it still such a major factor in how people vote? With research showing that the UK now has a more favourable attitude to migration, what are the arguments for it? Alex Andreou is joined by Rob Ford, professor of political science at the University of Manchester, and co-author of Brexitland, to explore the real public opinions on migration beyond the headlines.
“People can’t do the maths on immigration so they always say they want less.”
“A nationalistic narrative – that migration befits the country - is one way...