Britain's departure from the European Union is filled with propaganda and myth - but its risks are very real. Brexit could lower our global status, diminish our quality of life, and throw our legal system into turmoil. With the help of constitutional and trade experts, Ian Dunt, editor of Politics.co.uk, explains why exiting the EU is likely to make the UK poorer, leave industries like pharmaceuticals and finance struggling to operate, and possibly break up the UK. This is the first full public exploration of Brexit, shorn of the wishful thinking of its supporters in the media and Parliament. It is the real picture of a country about to undergo a sudden, self-inflicted isolation.