Gresham College Lectures
Gresham College has been providing free public lectures since 1597, making us London's oldest higher education institution. This podcast offers our recorded lectures that are free to access from the Gresham College website, or our YouTube channel.
Gresham College Lectures
The Referendum on Europe, 1975
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Labour in opposition rejected entry on the terms negotiated by the Conservatives, but promised a renegotiation and referendum (plus a change!). This lecture analyses the reasons for Labour's stance and why it was that the referendum led to a two-to-one majority for staying in Europe, the greatest triumph that pro-Europeans in Britain have ever enjoyed.