This book dissects the complex social, cultural and political factors which led the UK to take its decision to leave the EU and examines the far-reaching consequences of that decision. Developing the conceptual framework of securitization, Ryder innovatively uses primary sources and a focus on rhetoric to examine the ways that political elites engineered a politics of fear, insecurity and Brexit nationalism before and after the Brexit vote. He situates Brexit within a wider shift in international political ideas, traces the resurgence in popularity of far-right politics and explores how Britain and Europe now face a choice between further neoliberal reform or radical democratic and social renewal.Developing the conceptual framework of securitisation, Ryder examines the social, cultural and political factors which influenced the UK to take its decision to leave the European Union and the aftermath of this decision. He analyses rhetoric to make sense of the events around Brexit and examines the responses of the main political groupings to provide an analysis of possible futures for British and European politics.