Did David Cameron have to call a referendum? Did history put a gun to his head? And was Britain's departure from the EU destined from the moment he called it? Was it a lost cause, or did the Prime Minister lose it?
Sky News senior political correspondent Jason Farrell teams up with political blogger and economics and politics teacher Paul Goldsmith to provide the definitive story of one of the biggest shocks in British political history.
Probing into the social fabric of the UK, the psyche of the electorate, and seventy years of European history, Farrell and Goldsmith identify eighteen key reasons why the UK made its choice, from Britain's absence at the birth of the European project to the inflammatory rhetoric of one Nigel Farage, and everything in between.
How to Lose a Referendum is the product of extensive and refreshingly frank interviews with the key players from both campaigns coupled with a wide-ranging exploration of the historical context around Britain's departure. Why was a project designed for common peace and prosperity ultimately so hard to defend?
Whether you're a Leaver or a Remainer, a newcomer to the debate or a battle-hardened politico, this nuanced and thoughtful analysis will change the way you look at Britain's vote for Brexit.
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"To understand the volatility of Britain's present political predicament, it is vital to understand the revolution that took us here. Jason Farrell and Paul Goldsmith's How to Lose a Referendum explains, with a seventy-year historical sweep and detailed cultural context, why Britain will never be the same again, in a first-class and highly readable Brexit book like no other." --Sam Coates, The Times
"If you want an easy explanation for why we voted for Brexit, then look elsewhere. Yes, this book is pacy and punchy. But it's also a subtle and sophisticated take on how history, chance and a cast of key players all combined to create the perfect storm that hit the UK on 23 June 2016." --Professor Tim Bale, Queen Mary University of LondonJason Farrell is a senior political correspondent for Sky News. He has been a broadcast journalist for fifteen years and twice shortlisted for the Royal Television Society's Specialist Journalist of the Year Award. He has made numerous documentaries, including The Raqqa Resistance, Brussels: Terror Central and Primodos: The Secret Drug Scandal. Jason is married with two children and lives in west London.
Paul Goldsmith is a politics and economics teacher at Latymer Upper School in west London, and the author of the celebrated Goldblog (www.pjgoldsmith.com). He has an MBA from Cass Business School, City University, and is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts. Paul is married with two children and lives in west London.
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