A listless peek behind the scenes of Brexit

Craig Oliver was in a rush to get this book out – and he had good reason to be. As David Cameron’s former spin doctor said, in a recent interview with this newspaper: “In the modern media environment, you either tell your story or it gets told for you.”

Oliver was one of the former British prime minister’s closest aides, responsible for crafting the government’s media image, as well as spearheading the (ultimately ...