also confused why their list of achievements contains (or consists entirely of) Brexit
He also had a hand in keeping Britain on the pound instead of the euro, back in 1999-2002.
To me it seems like the original strategy behind Brexit referendum was simply “let’s make a referendum that will lose, but it will give us power to convert any future complaints into political points by saying ‘we told you’”.
My understanding is that this was David Cameron’s strategy. But others, like Daniel Hannan and Dominic Cummings, actually wanted the UK out of the EU.
In Cummings’ case, his (stated) reason was that he thought the UK government was in need of major reform, and the best odds for reforming it seemed to require first withdrawing from the EU. (See the section in this blog post labeled, “Why do it?”)
He also had a hand in keeping Britain on the pound instead of the euro, back in 1999-2002.
My understanding is that this was David Cameron’s strategy. But others, like Daniel Hannan and Dominic Cummings, actually wanted the UK out of the EU.
In Cummings’ case, his (stated) reason was that he thought the UK government was in need of major reform, and the best odds for reforming it seemed to require first withdrawing from the EU. (See the section in this blog post labeled, “Why do it?”)