Description:
From her unique perspective as former French ambassador to the UK, Sylvie Bermann examines the mistruths told by politicians surrounding the fateful 2016 Brexit referendum.
Brief description: Colin McIntosh, a UK national, is a retired lawyer and translator currently living in France. Born in Germany and raised in Scotland, he studied Law at the University of Edinburgh (LLB Hons) and the University of McGill in Canada (LLM). Soon after qualifying, he went to work at the Court of Justice of the European Communities in Luxembourg, first as Deputy Head of Personnel and then as part of a small team of lawyers undertaking background research for the judges. After five years, he moved to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) in Paris, working first in the Legal Affairs Section of the Nuclear Energy Agency and then, for many years, in the Translation Division. Here he combined translation and revision work with the duties of Registrar of the OECD's Administrative Tribunal. Retired since 2011, he continues to take on occasional translation work and to follow British politics from afar.
Review Quotes:
An uncompromising account of British illusions and arrogance. - LE FIGARO
A brilliant analysis of the deep roots of Brexit. - LES ECHOS
Can this book really be how the French diplomatic establishment thinks, or is it just propaganda intended to discourage criticism of the EU in France? - THE TIMES