The Brexit referendum decision has thrown Britain into its most profound crisis of contemporary times.

Where now are three circles which defined the United Kingdom’s position in the world – the special relationship with the united states, leadership of the Commonwealth, and membership of the European Union?

What did account of europe really mean and did Britain really know very well what it had signed up to?

The national narrative has gone and its destruction is hugely damaging to the institutions around three Circles Into One: Brexit Britain: How did we get here and what happens next which embodied it.

Whatever the results of Brexit, Britain must develop one new narrative through the three mainly fictitious circles of the past.

William Waldegrave, former Cabinet Minister under Thatcher and Main, with connection with Whitehall reaching back to the government of Edward Heath delineates three serious opportunities and one fantasy. None is easy to swallow. But just by facing the future with credibility can we look for a narrative to live by. With out a new narrative we cannot craft brand-new trusted institutions.

Three Circles into One is a clear-eyed analysis of a national self-inflicted catastrophe and essential reading for all those trying to understand the mess, how it came about, where it might lead, and how exactly to steer a future path.