“This depressing but fundamentally realistic book describes in persuasive detail the recurrent failures of British economic policy — the capriciousness and short-sightedness that led at long last to the decision, as ridiculous as it was absurd, to leave the EU. Behind these failures, suggests the author, lies a persistent tendency to ignore the realities of the country’s situation and the choices that need to be made if the long slide is to be halted.” Martin Wolf, Financial Times – one of his ‘ Best summer books of 2023: Economics’ (https://www.ft.com/content/f52b45e8-a411-483f-8a4c-e02319f26eee)