"Most communications companies are populated by bullshitting charlatans and most of them should be fired," Dominic Cummings told an audience of communications professionals. It was evident why the man who masterminded the successful 2016 Vote Leave campaign, which began the process which may culminate in the UK exiting the EU, has acquired a Marmite reputation - people tend to love him or hate him, there's no middle ground.
But whichever side one takes, the fact that his campaign won a narrow victory - the UK voted 52-48 in favour of leaving the EU, the consequences of which continue to reverberate...