[ritchiebaby]

Purely as an exercise to put my point of view forward, I'll deny the sweeping theory that "oldies" are to blame for the current Brexit shambles.

I'm one of these oldies that voted for Brexit and I'd have taken the lead in negotiations and cordially welcomed workers from EU countries, no matter what their salaries were. Low-paid "low-skilled" workers are just as important as highly-paid "skilled" workers. I'd have guaranteed existing immigrants the right to stay in the UK and expect the EU to make similar guarantees. There are lots more examples of my way of doing things that are just about the exact opposite of the way things were done. The real culprits are the Tory negotiators and you'll find that I have been a consistent critic of the UK negotiations.

Having said that, there are two oldies and Tories, who I consider to be "heavyweights", who are vociferous in their disbelief, anger and amazement that we have arrived at the current position. They are Kenneth Clarke and Michael Heseltine, who I might not always agree with, but they do talk a lot of sense on Europe.

To be honest, I don't think it really matters which Government - Tory, Labour or National Unity - is in power, the EU negotiating position will be the same. I voted Leave and trusted the Government to carry out my wishes.    The Tory Government is to blame and should be held to account by the electorate.

Politicians are obviously incapable of coming to any agreement, so, on that basis alone, I'd welcome a second referendum. The country would still be divided, but that has always been the case. Brexit has brought that division up to the surface and exagerrated it.