What Went Wrong With Brexit & Led by Donkeys 2 Books Collection Set - Non Fiction - Hardback

Titles in This Set
What Went Wrong With Brexit: And What We Can Do About It
Led by Donkeys: How Four Friends with a Ladder Took on Brexit

Details
Condition: Brand New
Format: Hardback
/ 9781838950194
Publisher: Canongate Books, Atlantic Books

Overview
This two-book hardback collection pairs sharp analysis with grassroots activism to make sense of Brexit Britain. Peter Foster's What Went Wrong With Brexit cuts through six years of rhetoric to explain the real economic costs of leaving the EU and what might be done next. Led by Donkeys tells the story of four ordinary friends who used ladders and billboards to hold politicians accountable for their own words. Together they offer readers a rounded, honest look at how Brexit unfolded and how public accountability actually works, from Westminster policy rooms to roadside hoardings.

About the Books
This set brings together two very different but complementary accounts of the Brexit era. Peter Foster, public policy editor at the Financial Times, spent years reporting on the UK-EU negotiations, and his book distills that reporting into a clear-eyed audit of the promises made during the referendum campaign versus the economic reality that followed. Rather than relitigating old arguments, Foster focuses on productivity, competitiveness, and living standards, and sets out practical policy directions for a more prosperous Britain. It is written for readers who want a rigorous, non-partisan explanation rather than another round of slogans. Led by Donkeys takes a different approach: it is the inside story of a guerrilla billboard campaign run by four friends who had no political experience but a talent for research and a way with a ladder. By tracking down politicians' own quotes and pairing them with later outcomes, the group turned roadside advertising sites into a running scoreboard of broken promises, sparking national media coverage and public debate. Illustrated throughout, the book captures the humor, risk, and improvisation behind a campaign that grew into a national phenomenon. Read side by side, the two hardbacks give buyers both the policy detail and the street-level story of modern political accountability, making this a rich collection for UK current affairs readers.

Key Benefits

• Two matching hardbacks covering Brexit from both a policy and activism angle
• Written by an FT journalist and the founders of a well-known campaign group
• Clear, evidence-based explanations, not partisan talking points
• A vivid, real-world account of grassroots campaigning
• Great gift for UK politics and current affairs readers
• Sturdy hardback format built to last

Book-by-Book Guide
What Went Wrong With Brexit: And What We Can Do About It — Peter Foster examines the economic promises made during the referendum and measures them against six years of real-world outcomes.
Led by Donkeys: How Four Friends with a Ladder Took on Brexit — Four friends recount how they turned politicians' own quotes into billboards that reignited a national conversation about accountability.

About the Authors
Peter Foster is the public policy editor of the Financial Times and previously served as Europe editor at the Telegraph, where he reported closely on the Brexit negotiations for several years. Led by Donkeys is written by the campaign's own founders, including Ben Stewart, James Sadri, and Oliver Knowles, alongside the wider collective known as Led By Donkeys. Together they built the guerrilla billboard campaign from scratch, using little more than ladders, paint, and a talent for digging up inconvenient political quotes to hold public figures accountable to their own words on the record.

Why You'll Love This Collection
Sharp analysis meets grassroots grit in this matching hardback Brexit pairing. Perfect for the politics fan on your holiday gift list, a thoughtful housewarming pick, a book club discussion starter, or simply essential reading for anyone trying to understand how Britain got here and what could come next.

Please Note: This is the UK edition with the ISBN as listed; the cover may vary slightly from the image shown.