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Informationen zum Autor Richard Tuck is one of the world's greatest historians of political thought, whose work on topics including Hobbes and natural rights theory is seminal. He is now Frank G. Thomson Professor of Government at Harvard University. Klappentext Liberal left orthodoxy holds that Brexit is a disastrous coup, orchestrated by the hard right and fuelled by xenophobia, which will break up the Union and turn what's left of Britain into a neoliberal dystopia.Richard Tuck's ongoing commentary on the Brexit crisis demolishes this narrative. He argues that by opposing Brexit and throwing its lot in with a liberal constitutional order tailor-made for the interests of global capitalists, the Left has made a major error. It has tied itself into a framework designed to frustrate its own radical policies. Brexit therefore actually represents a golden opportunity for socialists to implement the kind of economic agenda they have long since advocated. Sadly, however, many of them have lost faith in the kind of popular revolution that the majoritarian British constitution is peculiarly well-placed to deliver and have succumbed instead to defeatism and the cultural politics of virtue-signalling. Another approach is, however, still possible.Combining brilliant contemporary political insights with a profound grasp of the ironies of modern history, this book is essential for anyone who wants a clear-sighted assessment of the momentous underlying issues brought to the surface by Brexit. Zusammenfassung "Why opposing Brexit means opposing socialism and democracy"-- Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface 16 April 2016 22 April 2016 16 May 2016 The Left Case for Brexit 9 June 2016 Brexit: A Prize in Reach for the Left 16 August 2017 6 November 2017 17 February 2018 28 February 2018 9 March 2018 11 April 2018 Why is Everyone So Hysterical About Brexit? 17 May 2018 How to Break up the Union 1 August 2018 The Surprising Benefits to Ireland of a No-Deal Brexit 16 January 2019 Deal or No Deal 23 January 2019 24 February 2019 Modest Proposals 3 June 2019 5 July 2019 Notes...
