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Sixteen months after Britain voted to leave the European Union, the political debate over Brexit seems as intense as ever.

Publishers, writers and bloggers alike have not been slow to spot the market that the poison has created. Yet too many of the books and pamphlets that have been published since the vote amount to little more than a re-run of the same old arguments over whether to remain or leave.

Four recent works, though, do better than most at avoiding that trap.

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Economist's Books on Brexit - Both Sides

All four books—written by economists, politicians and political scientists—largely avoid churning out the same old arguments:

Brexit and British Politics

Geoffrey Evans and Anand Menon

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Brexit has changed everything - from our government, to our economy and principal trading...

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How to Stop Brexit (and Make Britain Great Again)

Nick Clegg

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Keep calm – but do not carry on. There is nothing remotely inevitable about Brexit – except that...

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Making a Success of Brexit and Reforming the EU

Roger Bootle

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HOW BREXIT WILL WORK FOR BRITAIN AND EUROPE Making a Success of Brexit and Reforming the EU is...

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Clean Brexit: Why Leaving the EU Still Makes Sense

Gerard Lyons and Liam Halligan

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In this optimistic and inclusive guide, Sunday Telegraph columnist Liam Halligan and renowned...

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Music Behind Barbed Wire: A Diary of Summer 1940

Opium and Empire: The Lives and Careers of William Jardine and James Matheson

Road Warrior, The (Mad Max 2), film score: Marauder's Massacre (with Brian May (Film Score)) by Brian May

Road Warrior, The (Mad Max 2), film score: Max Enters Compound (with Brian May (Film Score)) by Brian May

For the Cool in You - (Chicago House Club Vocal Mix) (with Babyface (Kenneth Brian Edmonds)) by Babyface

One Young Lads Trainspotting Trips: Bringing Back Those 'Box Brownie' and 'Ian Allan Combined Volume' Days

"Come, Now A Roundel And A Fairy Song" (with Elizabeth Harwood / London Symphony Orchestra / Benjamin Britten) by Benjamin Britten

"What Thou Seest When Thou Dost Wake" (with Alfred Deller / London Symphony Orchestra / Benjamin Britten) by Benjamin Britten

"This Is Thy Negligence" (with Alfred Deller / Stephen Terry / London Symphony Orchestra / Benjamin Britten) by Benjamin Britten

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Economist's Books on Brexit - Both Sides

Brexit and British Politics

How to Stop Brexit (and Make Britain Great Again)

Making a Success of Brexit and Reforming the EU

Clean Brexit: Why Leaving the EU Still Makes Sense

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Road Warrior, The (Mad Max 2), film score: Marauder's Massacre (with Brian May (Film Score)) by Brian May

Road Warrior, The (Mad Max 2), film score: Max Enters Compound (with Brian May (Film Score)) by Brian May

For the Cool in You - (Chicago House Club Vocal Mix) (with Babyface (Kenneth Brian Edmonds)) by Babyface

"Come, Now A Roundel And A Fairy Song" (with Elizabeth Harwood / London Symphony Orchestra / Benjamin Britten) by Benjamin Britten

"What Thou Seest When Thou Dost Wake" (with Alfred Deller / London Symphony Orchestra / Benjamin Britten) by Benjamin Britten

"This Is Thy Negligence" (with Alfred Deller / Stephen Terry / London Symphony Orchestra / Benjamin Britten) by Benjamin Britten

Books Editor (673 KP) shared own list

Oct 20, 2017 (Updated Oct 20, 2017)