Ian McEwan has reportedly described the decision to hold a referendum on Brexit as reminiscent of Nazi Germany and likened politicians and newspapers who attack judges scrutinising the process to Robespierre during the terror of the French Revolution. The award-winning author made the remarks during a visit to Barcelona at the end of last week to promote his latest novel, Nutshell. The air in my country is very foul.”Last November, the high court upset the government’s Brexit plans by ruling that MPs should have a vote on the formal process for beginning Brexit. The Mail Online went on to describe one of the judges, Sir Terence Etherton, as “an openly gay ex-Olympic fencer”. McEwan, who has previously referred to the Brexit vote as “a plebiscite of dubious purpose and unacknowledged status”, also took the EU and the British government to task over their handling of the refugee crisis.

Source: The Guardian March 12, 2017 17:42 UTC