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Pull no punches

The EU referendum debate has seen both sides branded vitriolic and divisive in equal measure. Yet Claire Fox says tough arguments are the lifeblood of democracy and should not be sanitised to avoid causing offence

Regardless of whether you are Remain or Brexit, this EU referendum debate has certainly been a lively period in British politics.

One suspects, whatever the result, things won't be quite the same again: political parties have fractured and long-term colleagues have verbally lashed out at each other.

Claire Fox

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