Why Did People Vote Leave? - a podcast by BBC Radio 4

Why did so many people in the UK vote to Leave the EU? David Aaronovitch talks to residents in the pro-Leave city of Wakefield and finds out from experts why personal prosperity was a poor indicator of referendum voting intention.

Guests include:Stian Westlake, Executive Director of Policy and Research, NEST, and author of 'The Intangible Economy' with Jonathan Haskel
Ben Shimshon, BritainThinks, market research and communications consultancyMolly Crockett, Associate Professor of Experimental Psychology, University of Oxford.

Producer: Joe KentResearchers: Alex Burton and Kirsteen Knight.

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