Brexit: The Establishment Civil War

Brexit: The Establishment Civil War

by Josh Hamilton
Brexit: The Establishment Civil War

Brexit: The Establishment Civil War

by Josh Hamilton

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Overview

How dark money and big data were unleashed upon a divided and austerity ravaged population. They reached into our social divides and pulled us apart all for their own gain. Wrapped up in a story of the British public's' rejection of the establishment is a much darker story about shady money, untoward digital campaign tactics, and a fraught battle exploding from the highest rungs of British politics and society. Brexit: The Establishment Civil War is a crucial examination of what is now driving British politics, the dark money and forces attempting to manipulate it, and the online warfare techniques that are being deployed in modern politics. Brexit is nothing more than an establishment civil war that erupted from the upper echelons of the Conservative party and engulfed the entire country. It unleashed the growing power of big data on a divided and austerity ravaged population by pouring petrol on hot button issues like immigration and sovereignty. The Leave campaigns reached into our social divides and pulled us apart all for their own gain. Josh Hamilton examines the underlying factors that led to the Brexit vote, how technology made us more vulnerable to manipulation, how both sides of the establishment went to war over their own self-interests, and how disaster capitalists will use Brexit to further enrich themselves at the expense of the entire country.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781789044904
Publisher: Hunt, John Publishing
Publication date: 03/01/2021
Pages: 416
Product dimensions: 5.49(w) x 8.48(h) x 0.87(d)

About the Author

Josh Hamilton studied law and politics at Queens University Belfast. He is the founder and editor of British politics analysis and news site www.thejist.co.uk and host of the interview podcast, Chatter. Brexit: The Establishment Civil War is his debut book. He lives in County Down, NI.

Table of Contents

Part 1 The Data 1

Data, Data Everywhere 3

How Social Media Drives Polarization 21

The (Conscience) Free Press 54

Our Divided Society 91

Part 2 The Campaign 145

The Weaponized Propaganda Machine 147

Vote Leave, Take Back Control 198

Leave.EU 230

Part 3 The Blueprint 287

Disaster Capitalism 289

The Establishment Civil War 363

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