\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eTaking Control\u003c/i\u003e argues that neither side in the Brexit debate really understood the European Union or what was involved in reclaiming Britain\u0026rsquo;s sovereignty. The EU is neither a supranational nanny state, nor an internationalist peace project. It is the means by which Europe\u0026rsquo;s elites transformed their own states in order to rule the void where representative politics used to be. Leaving the EU is a necessary but not sufficient step towards closing the chasm between rulers and ruled.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis book makes the democratic case for national sovereignty, arguing for a radical, forward-looking reconstitution of the British nation-state through strengthening representative democracy. It is essential for anyone who wonders why British politics is so dysfunctional and who wants to do better.\u003c/p\u003e
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