Matthew Elliott is one of the most successful – and feared – campaigners in British politics. He founded the TaxPayers’ Alliance and Big Brother Watch, and led two victorious referendum groups: NotoAV (the Alternative Vote) and Vote Leave.
But matters have not gone to plan since. In July, the Electoral Commission fined Vote Leave £61,000 and referred it to the police after concluding that the group broke electoral law by collaborating with a separate outfit (BeLeave). Meanwhile, the “hard Brexit” that Elliott and his allies aspired to has been incrementally softened by Theresa May.
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