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# AC Grayling tells Birmingham City University that Remain is like Space Invaders
- URL: https://www.birminghameastside.co.uk/ac-grayling-birmingham-city-university-remain-space-invaders/
- Published: 2018-01-25T14:20:24.000Z
- Updated: 2018-01-25T14:20:24.000Z
- Author: Birmingham Eastside
- Tags: Culture, News, Politics, Universities, #Migrated-1786701253228, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-08-14 09:54

[**A.C Grayling**](http://www.acgrayling.com/?ref=birminghameastside.co.uk), a **leading academic in Philosophy** and on **Brexit**, told an audience at **Birmingham City University** that "Remain is like Space Invaders, with more and more people joining the cause!"

![A.C Grayling at BCU. Image courtesy of Birmingham City University.](http://birminghameastside.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/A.C-Grayling.jpg)

A.C Grayling at BCU. Image courtesy of Birmingham City University.

A.C. Grayling was talking at **Birmingham City University** as part of their '**City Talks**' series.

Grayling was talking about the potential ramifications of Brexit, from legal action against the triggering of '**Article 50**', to a potential second **referendum**.

The academic is a pro-remain campaigner and began his talk with an assertion of that fact:

> Live at [@acgrayling](https://twitter.com/acgrayling?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=birminghameastside.co.uk) talk [@bcumedia](https://twitter.com/bcumedia?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=birminghameastside.co.uk) He begins the talk: “I’m going to tell you at the very beginning - Brexit can be stopped.” [#brexit](https://twitter.com/hashtag/brexit?src=hash&ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=birminghameastside.co.uk) [#BCUcitytalks](https://twitter.com/hashtag/BCUcitytalks?src=hash&ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=birminghameastside.co.uk) [pic.twitter.com/PBnhm4fXWU](https://t.co/PBnhm4fXWU?ref=birminghameastside.co.uk)
> 
> — Calum Archibald (@calumarchie) [January 24, 2018](https://twitter.com/calumarchie/status/956238468912381952?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=birminghameastside.co.uk)

The talk covered a broad range of issues surrounding Brexit, from the [**European Union act**](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2011/12/part/1?ref=birminghameastside.co.uk) passed in 2011, to the potential impact of the vote in the next 5-10 years.

He talked to **Birmingham Eastside** before the event about his career to date:

> "In fact, my world view influenced me into getting into freelance journalism, because it provides a very good way of getting a message out there."

He also discussed the major influences on his career, including 19th Century writer [William Hazlitt](https://www.britannica.com/biography/William-Hazlitt?ref=birminghameastside.co.uk) :

> "He (Hazlitt) realised after he'd written a couple of books that nobody read, because they had difficult words like marmalade and corrugated iron, he recognised that the way to be a part of the conversation was to be a journalist. So I thought I'd take a leaf out of his book!"

His concluding remarks looked to the future impact of Britain's potential trade deals with leading world economies, including China.

> [@acgrayling](https://twitter.com/acgrayling?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=birminghameastside.co.uk) \- “A Chinese Businessman told me: ‘UK is the door to Europe. Without the EU is the door to nowhere.’” [#brexit](https://twitter.com/hashtag/brexit?src=hash&ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=birminghameastside.co.uk) [#BCUcitytalks](https://twitter.com/hashtag/BCUcitytalks?src=hash&ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=birminghameastside.co.uk) [pic.twitter.com/ET4XqeG5iz](https://t.co/ET4XqeG5iz?ref=birminghameastside.co.uk)
> 
> — Calum Archibald (@calumarchie) [January 24, 2018](https://twitter.com/calumarchie/status/956249239247556608?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=birminghameastside.co.uk)

A.C. Grayling was talking at **Birmingham City University** as part of their '**City Talks**' series.