Neverendum referendum and a look behind enemy lines (E249)

The Brexit pot is heating up causing cleavages in both Conservative and Labour Party camps. This week even saw Tony Blair pop up to tell us the way forward. He wants MPs to vote down any Brexit deal and then vote for yet another referendum with remain on the ballot paper. Explosive stuff! So, will Theresa May survive? Will Britain Brexit? Or will we be in the era of the neverendum — endless referenda until we produce the desired result. That has implications on Scotland too because if we do Brexit, the SNP are determined to have an IndyRef 2. So, we asked Dr. Russell Foster of King’s College London to help us read the runes.

Being a commando in a good cause is still something to be. British Special forces were behind enemy lines in every theatre of World War II, gaining in the process a luster which subsequent wars haven’t entirely delved. Our next guest was a Royal Marine for 34 years - finishing up as a major general. His book, in partnership with the Imperial War Museum, is called ‘War Behind Enemy Lines’. So, we invited Major General Julian Thompson to give us a glimpse of behind the lines and what made the UK’s special forces in WWII so good.

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