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Chairman and founder of JD Wetherspoon - Tim Martin

A voice from the business world makes the case for Brexit. Could it make economic sense?

The battle for Britain's future -- in or out of the European Union -- will be settled In just two months’ time. Advocates of a vote to remain, led by the prime minister David Cameron, see economic arguments as their most potent weapon; Brexit, they claim, will come at a crippling cost in terms of jobs, investment and growth. Many business leaders seem to agree but by no means all. Stephen Sackur talks to Tim Martin, founder and chairman of the pub chain JD Wetherspoon. Could Brexit make economic sense?

(Photo: Tim Martin in the Hardtalk studio)

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