Brexit, no exit : why (in the end) Britain won't leave Europe
By: MacShane, Denis
Publisher: London : I.B. Tauris, c2017.Description: xxii, 298 p. ; 20 cm.ISBN: 9781784538781Other title: Brexit, no exit : why in the end Britain won't leave Europe.Subject(s): European Union -- Great Britain | European Union -- Membership | Referendum -- Great Britain -- History -- 21st century | Diplomatic relationsDDC classification: 341.24220941 MA BR Online resources: Location MapItem type | Home library | Call number | Status | Notes | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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REGULAR | University of Wollongong in Dubai Main Collection | 341.24220941 MA BR (Browse shelf) | Available | Jan2020 | T0063330 |
The UK's Brexit vote in 2016 and the inconclusive general election just 12 months later have unleashed a wave of chaos and uncertainty - on the eve of formal negotiations with the EU. Denis MacShane - former MP and Europe minister under Tony Blair - has a unique insider perspective on the events that led to the Brexit vote and ultimately to Theresa May's ill-fated election gamble of June 2017. He argues that Brexit will not mean full rupture with Europe and that British business will overcome the rightwing forces of the Conservative back-benches and UKIP, which have already been weakened by the latest election. Although negotiations with the EU may prove excruciating, Britain cannot and will not divorce itself from the continent of Europe. Indeed, the European question will remain the defining political issue of our time.--