3ContentsAbout the author 4Foreword 5Introduction 6Parliamentary democracys links to free trade 8A referendum and an opportunity 17The team at the IEA 26The response: Plan A+ 32The Charity Commissions intervention 47The settlement 55Afterword: the return of the Free Trade Nation 61References 6344About the authorDr Radomir Tylecote is a Fellow of the Institute of Economic Affairs and was a member of the IEAs International