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ARTICLE · 02 MARCH 2017

LSE Alumni Organise Brexit Lecture

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On Wednesday 15th February, the London School of Economics (LSE), through its local Alumni Association and with the support of GVZH Advocates...

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On Wednesday 15th February, the London School of Economics (LSE), through its local Alumni Association and with the support of GVZH Advocates, the Chamber of Advocates and the Institute of the Financial Services Practitioners (IFSP) hosted a public seminar about Brexit and its expected effect on the UK and the EU. The lecture was delivered by Dr Tim Oliver at the Casino Maltese in Valletta, Malta.

Dr Oliver discussed how Britain's vote to leave the EU came as a shock to many in Europe and internationally, raising concerns that Britain is heading towards isolating itself, not only from the rest of Europe, but taking a more populist, inward-looking, mercantilist view towards international relations. He also observed how supporters of Brexit countered by arguing that in joining the EU, the UK "shackled itself to a corpse" and that leaving will allow Britain and the EU to develop a more constructive relationship while also allowing the UK to return to a

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