ABSTRACT
At the end of World War II, many European politicians wanted to make obsolete the kind of European conflicts which had laid waste to the continent and much of the world. Foremost amongst these was none other than the embodiment of resistance to Nazism: Winston Churchill. Britain’s representatives on Brexit were much criticised. David Davis, the Brexit secretary, in charge of the negotiations with the EU’s Michel Barnier, seemed unsure of his brief and often tried to cover up his shortcomings with what he hoped was an engaging smiling and guffawing style. A total of 40% of voters believed the economic impact of Brexit would be harmful; only 23% believed it would be positive. In 2016, Dominic Cummings was appointed as Johnson’s chief strategic adviser, guaranteeing his premiership would be a highly unconventional and bumpy ride.
