What Went Wrong With Brexit: And What We Can Do About It by Peter Foster - Non Fiction - Hardback

Details. Condition: Brand New. Format: Hardback. ISBN: 9781805301257. Publisher: Canongate Books. Overview. Six years on from the referendum, Britain is still grappling with the fallout of leaving the EU. Financial Times public policy editor Peter Foster cuts through the noise with a clear-eyed, myth-busting account of exactly where Brexit went wrong and what a smarter path forward could look like. Acclaimed as one of 2023's biggest new releases and a Financial Times, Guardian and Waterstones book of the year, this is essential reading for anyone who wants to understand the real consequences of Brexit, free from spin.. About the Book. Drawing on more than two decades reporting on European affairs, including his years as Europe editor at the Telegraph, Peter Foster brings a journalist's precision and a policy expert's depth to one of the most contentious subjects in modern British politics. Rather than relitigating the 2016 referendum, the book examines what has actually happened since: the measurable hit to UK competitiveness and productivity, the erosion of trust with European partners, and the gap between the "Global Britain" promised by Brexit's architects and the reality that followed. Foster methodically dismantles the myths clouding public debate, replacing them with hard evidence and practical analysis. He then turns to solutions, exploring how the UK might rebuild trust with the EU, improve trading relationships with its closest neighbours, and chart a more honest, pr...