Journalist and author Peter Hitchens talks at the Bristol Students Union, asking "Does our government have any right to rule us?"
The event was hosted by the University of Bristol Journalism Society. For more information on their upcoming events go to the Facebook page below:
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Questions asked -
15:35 - Do you vote?
16:30 - Lords reform
20:15 - Conservative concentration on marginal seats
22:15 - European Union
26:25 - Should we be frightened of a one party Conservative system in light of recent changes to the Labour Party?
30:00 - Do you think it's practical or helpful not to vote?
33:00 - Centralisation
37:10 - 1975 European Referendum + Funding political parties
41:05 - Primaries in safe seats would deplete power from central parties?
46:20 - Because we don't rebel against the government doesn't it legitimise it?
50:06 - You've said if you were younger you would emigrate. Where would you go?
52:40 - Should we question the legitimacy of First Past the Post System in light of the Greens and UKIP?
53:48 - Do you have any hope for the future?
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