Powerless to resist: Canute, Brexit and the tides of political pressure
Jennings, W. & Lodge, M.
(2018).
Powerless to resist: Canute, Brexit and the tides of political pressure.
(2018).
Powerless to resist: Canute, Brexit and the tides of political pressure.
Canute tried to hold back the waves; David Cameron tried to hold back the discontent within and outside his party. Neither succeeded. Will Jennings (University of Southampton) and Martin Lodge (LSE) analyse why the referendum was called and the often contradictory impulses it unleashed.