This book will try to give a detailed and thorough account of the processes that led to withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union, the so-called “Brexit”, that came to fruition with the results of the June 2016 referendum. It will focus on the immediate and the long-term consequences of this event, with potential threats to British economy, the impact it may have on the lives of UK citizens, the worst-case scenarios for the resolution of the crisis, and also the reality of any benefits that Brexit may still bring. It is worthy of note at this moment that the economic, political and historical implications of Brexit are subject to ongoing public debate.
The book will attempt to explain, in basic terms, the overall history of UK’s involvement in the “European project”, the continuing tensions and the most recent events that led to the referendum and its results.
Contents
• WHAT THE HELL IS BREXIT ANYWAY?
• THE BORING STUFF: WHAT LED TO BREXIT
• LET’S TALK ABOUT THE EUROPEAN UNION
• SO WHAT’S SO GOOD/BAD ABOUT EU ANYWAY?
• THAT’S COOL, BUT WHAT ABOUT BRITAIN?
• THE LAST FEW YEARS FOR THOSE WHO MISSED
- Independent Scotland
- Eurozone crisis
- Immigration crisis
• SO WHO ARE THE PEOPLE BEHIND BREXIT?
- David Cameron
- UKIP
- Vote Remain Campaign
- Vote Leave Campaign
- Issues During the Campaign
• HOW DID PEOPLE VOTE?
- Final results
- Implementation
• HOW WILL BREXIT AFFECT US?
- Will Scotland Secede?
- Will Ireland Unite?
- Will London Split From the Rest of the UK?
- What About Italy?
- What About Texas?
- Who Will Buy Our Beef?
- What Will Happen to Money?
- Will They Still Come to Take Our Jobs?
- Will Iceland Accept Us?
- Can We Still Travel Abroad?
- Who Will Work on Our Farms?
- Can I Live Somewhere Else?
- What Will Happen to Expats?
• IS IT ALL THAT BAD?