Let's talk about BREX . it: Strategies, Skills and Stories to change minds towards a Better Britain in a Better Europe for a Better World

Let’s Talk About BREX .. it VOLUME II In this book I’ve set out strategies, tools and techniques that I and others have used over three years of almost full time anti Brexit activism. They are illustrated with stories that give example as to how to turn round some of the most closed minds on the subject. I hope that these will offer inspiration and support to others. For balance I’ve also included some examples of “glorious failures”, as sometimes failure is a better teacher than success, also more painfully amusing. You will find Let’s talk about BREX .. it of value if you want to know how to: • Prepare people for a General Election, persuading them to vote tactically for Remain parties, sometimes away from their preferences. • Do the same for a People’s Vote, should we have to have one as a way out of our Brexit mess. • Deal with Brexit apathy on both sides of the binary debate to change minds such that we stop the rush into Brexit self-harm. Brexit apathy plays into the stock phrase of Boris Johnson / Dominic Cummings of “Get it Done”. Yet it is always a mistake to make a bad decision just because you are bored with the decision. • Overcome the sheer despair of offering reasoned debate to leave voters, only to be shouted at with such platitudes as “Get Over It – We won – 2-Nil – End Off.” • Cope with verbally and physically aggressive leave voters in their attempt to silence democracy. I myself have had a bottle of cheap wine thrown over me and been threatened by Tommy Robinson extremists. I was also punched in the face, receiving two black eyes, by 7 people who had run out of words to conduct a dialogue and found it easier to use fists as an instrument of persuasion. If you are to conduct what I call “Brexorcisms” we must expect aggressive reactions at times, although physical violence is very much an exception. • Win the battle for hearts and minds in populist media. I don't advocate that you copy Nigel Farage, simply that you better him with potent but also intelligent communications. • Heal strained relationships with friends and family after Brexit, at home, on the streets and on social media. We cannot wait for our Government to do this for us. Approaches based on what David Bohm called dialogue are embedded in the book, which were used to handle the Good Friday agreement in Northern Ireland. •Ride the roller coaster of personal emotions that Brexit uncertainty has thrown at us – what J.K. Rowling would call “Defence Against the Dark Brexit Arts.” Let’s Talk About BREX .. it will also be of use in any of the theatres of populism that are sweeping the world at this time. For example, Trump’s America and other places where grass roots activism is needed to establish healthier and more collaborative approaches to politics and civil societies. Are you ready for some Brexit ghostbusting?