Let’s have another Brexit vote

This then, is the reason for contemplating another referendum. In 2016, no one knew how much Brexit would cost. No one knew that this internal contradiction—that Britain would close and open up to the world at the same time—would produce such a catastrophic car crash. No one can say what it will mean for our population, which is aging like most in the developed world, to suddenly stop the free movement of European citizens into our country. Most likely the country will struggle to staff many of its most important businesses and public services.

The lack of clarity means that the public should have a say on how to move forward. We have to have this out, properly. Under any normal circumstances the country would be having a general election now, but the will of the Conservatives to keep their hands on the tiller of power, without any real direction, prevents that outcome.

The truth is that the 2016 campaign was terrible on both sides.