It comes to you in a heartbeat. The employer that you trusted is sending thugs to get you. The girl you loved is just another stranger on the ladder of power.
For Ron, it begins soon after the millennium, in the West of England. He's happy, working as a technician for the Union Federale, until he sees those gas canisters. The superstate has its methods and you're not supposed to ask questions. Now he's one of the powerless, useless population, the "Rabbits voting for other rabbits".
Ron can survive in the grey economy, but he needs friends: an ally on the inside, fellow geeks on the outside, and Helen. Perhaps he can reawaken the precious country that he remembers. Or is it too late?