Underestimating the problems of renegotiating trade arrangements post-Brexit

London

GERARD Lyons is an economist who began his City career with a firm of stockbrokers and moved on to a series of international banks, where he gained widespread experience of what is now referred to as the "globalised" economy. After 27 years, he made the somewhat challenging career move of becoming economic adviser to Boris Johnson as mayor of London.

Mr Lyons, the author of The UK Referendum: An Easy Guide to Leaving the EU, presents the book as a "balanced view" aimed at helping people understand the key issues the referendum campaign has raised. He aims to make the European Union "accessible to all".