Can the Great British public be made to care passionately about the EU referendum?

It’s early days, I know, but the Outers have convinced me. Britain will not collapse into chaos and penury if we leave the European Union. The Inners, meanwhile, have convinced me, too: there is no great, looming danger if we stay. Thus I have a question. What are we going to spend the next 18 months talking about?

I don’t see it.

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Hugo Rifkind is a writer for the Times.

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Can the Great British public be made to care passionately about the EU referendum?

Out or In, both sides of the campaign are going to have their work cut out

As the US decides, so can you