I think I need to flag this Guardian article up today, purely out of anger and frustration at my countrymen. It is quite a thorough assessment of the damage done by Brexit from more of a european perspective, explaining why it will have no choice other than to take a hard line in brexit negotiations. There is a lot of frustration and bewilderment currently being directed towards us from the continent; by believing the lies of xenophobes, we have placed at steak things which go far beyond our borders. Europe wasn’t the evil empire certain people made it out to be; it was about community and cooperation. In voting to leave, we may have unleasheda set of forces which could take europe back to somewhere truly dark. As much as I know the peoples’ democratic will has to be respected, anyone who understands the situation must be yearning for the referendum result to be nullified.