I struggled with my seat the same as you’re obviously doing, Harvey, until I discovered the one way to do it…
1. I pull the seat as far forward as I can so the frame clears the handbrake.
2. I tip the back of the seat as far forward as possible, onto the steering wheel.
3. I then turn the seat inwards so that the seat back and armrests “just” scrape past the steering wheel, adjusting the fore/aft position of the seat as appropriate to achieve this.
4. I then rotate the seat fully to face the rear, lifting the cushion on the rear seat so the front seat ‘back/forward’ handle clears the rear seat base
5. I then slide the reversed front seat rearwards and I adjust the back as reclined as the steering wheel will permit (not much!). But… it is reversed.
I hope this encourages you to persevere.
Good luck!