The Great Betrayal Hardcover

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"Betcha we don't leave." I wrote that on the evening of 24 June 2016, once the euphoria had passed. A lot of us leavers, despite being elderly and thick, knew. The establishment wouldn't let it happen.

How the Establishment Stopped Brexit

• A mandate that transformed into a process, leaving the UK as the laughing stock of the world.
• Relentless howls of outrage from transgressed remainers, hostility from the House of Commons, the civil service, and the BBC—all predictable and influential factors.
• Politicians ready to ignore or subvert the vote.
• Sheer ineptitude in negotiating the withdrawal.
• Spite from the EU and the intercession of unforeseen events.

The Great Betrayal tells the story of a failed Brexit and a betrayal of the British people, drawn from interviews with those at the very centre of what became, in the end, a surreal charade.