The Auditor
The European Initiative
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Beschreibung
For decades the United Kingdom's relationship with Europe has been as turbulent and unpredictable as the weather. Now a prominent businessman, frustrated by the modus operandi of the European Union, causes a political storm on television when he expresses strongly worded opposition to the constraints on member states and the drift towards federalism. His views draw to his side other prominent businessmen who share his opinions. They vote with their chequebooks to bring about change.
Their curious choice as campaign leader is a freelance accountant and Lt Colonel of a Territorial Army Unit who, at interview, expresses his own reservations about the way the European Union is run and the ominous influence of Germany and France at its core. His code name is 'The Auditor' - a man who not only checks accounts but who listens and acts. Asked what his approach would be he stuns them with the clarity of his answer: 'Let the people hear, let the people speak, let the people act,' he said. 'It is their turn now!'
At the outset a family business in the Staffordshire Potteries is rescued from bankruptcy and the brutal murder of a Somalian merchant seaman in Amsterdam is spectacularly avenged.
As the drama unfolds family disruption and mayhem ensue. A publicity promotion bombards the European media, causing governments to fidget, perplexed by the strength of the campaign's arguments. The Auditor employs blackmail and cordite as tools of persuasion. Racism is confronted. The European Commission blindly holds its line - and its nerve. As the clock ticks ominously the pressure builds to a terrifying climax. Only the question - 'who will yield?' - remains…
Autor*in
Edward Lincoln