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I can't believe we have got ourselves into this mess. I know 'feelings' upset a lot of people on these forums which is quite ironic but blimey , why are we doing this?  To extricate ourselves is going to be painful, expensive, chaotic and probably futile. It is like dissembling a jigsaw, scattering the pieces all over the floor of a huge warehouse and then scrambling about trying to put the pieces together again to create a pretty picture. We are where we are in the world. A dangerous world that none of us expected to be in, whatever our age. We are a member of the European Union, a union (as we have sadly seen) that stands together in the face of adversity. A union that brings us together, teaches our children to share, to enjoy the foibles that being a little bit different but mainly the same bring. To share culture, history and solidarity. To move forward together knowing that someone has your back. Our leaving is going to be expensive and nast

It's interesting and amusing how the referendum has introduced a new form of stereotyping. Remain voters are portrayed as young to early middle-aged, quite well off and supremely intelligent, probably slim, fit and good looking . Those who voted to leave are portrayed as being as old as Methuselah, a bit on the poor side, lacking in intelligence /decidedly thick, probably a bit tubby, unfit and frankly, ugly.  But here in Great Britain (soon to be re-named The Isle of May) we are a diverse community, no size fits all. I voted to remain. I am in my late forties (so I tell myself) not well off at all, quite clever in some areas but quite thick in others, slim, fit and good looking.  I did have a bit of a spend up this week but not on a new car like a few other posters here today but on a new pair of jeans from Primark. I think it is reasonable to forecast some very tough times ahead and after reading the interview with David Davis in the Independent earlie