It seems unlikely that unity and reconciliation will be advanced by the insistence of men like Boris Johnson and Nigel Farage that it is not their fault that the Brexits they promised have failed to materialise. Sadly, recent history suggests that their attempts to blame anyone but themselves will find a willing audience among voters now insisting that they never believed in any of the promised Brexits anyway. Similarly, we advocates of a Second Referendum – or a so-called People’s Vote – struggle to convey our sincere concern for misled Leave voters without sounding patronising or
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