Language of Brexit

How were social media posts, scripted speeches, traditional news media and political cartoons used and understood during the Brexit campaign? What phrases and metaphors were key during and after the 2016 Brexit referendum? How far did the Remain and Leave campaigns rely on metaphor to engage with supporters in communicating their political positions?

This book traces the word ‘progressive’ through modern British history, from the Enlightenment to Brexit.

Laura Kuenssberg goes behind the scenes and beyond the headlines once again as cameras follow her reporting on one of the fiercest political battles of this generation - Brexit. Boris Johnson came to power promising to deliver Brexit 'do or die' by 31 October. He didn't achieve it and instead, the public were asked to vote in a general election that would decide if Brexit is delivered or if a second referendum should take place. This film gains unique access to the prime minister, his cabinet and leading politicians who oppose him for a film that records up close the decisions and drama that unfolds as the deadline to Brexit day looms.

Filmed over five months, this documentary explores the world of the British politician Nigel Farage as he attempts to build on his historic success in May 2019's European elections. This documentary captures the inside story of Farage's doomed attempt to persuade Boris Johnson to join a Leavers' Alliance with him, and also charts Farage's influence in changing British politics in the wake of the 2016 EU referendum.