Despite “expert” advice, Brexit prevailed at the polls Newsha Tavakolian/Magnum Photos
“I THINK people in this country have had enough of experts,” declared politician Michael Gove in the run-up to the UK’s June referendum on membership of the European Union. Gove, a prominent Leave campaigner compared to Machiavellian maestro Frank Underwood in the US TV series House of Cards, was backed by fellow campaigners in his anti-expert stance. And despite dire warnings by economists, bankers and others, over half of those who voted opted to leave.
The warnings of the Remain camp – aka “Project Fear” to the Leavers –…
