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Tribal Politics: How Brexit Divided Britain (lecture 1)
The tenth anniversary of the EU referendum is fast approaching and many will be focused on how Brexit has, or has not, changed the economic and political world. But what if the most important change was not to institutions, political parties and the economy, but to us? This lecture series explores how the referendum, and its aftermath, sparked a form of ‘tribal politics’ that reshaped how people saw themselves, each other and the wider world.
This first lecture looks at how the referendum created two powerful and enduring political identities in Britain: Leavers and Remainers. Why did an issue of such little interest to so many people suddenly become the key way that people identified themselves and others?
Date:
10 February 2026, 17:00
Venue:
Jesus College, Turl Street OX1 3DW
Venue Details:
Buchanan Room
Speaker:
James Tilley (University of Oxford)
Booking required?:
Required
Booking url:
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/james-tilley-tribal-politics-how-brexit-divided-britain-tickets-1979641571230
Audience:
Public
Editor:
James Tilley
