A morality tale. 6 Toots.
1. The next time you see a Brexit supporter saying that if Brexit fails it will all be the fault of the “Remainers”, consider this; they are dimly discerning an important truth, which they are themselves incapable of understanding.

2. When they won a badly framed referendum, which they did by using misinformation and lying, they believed it gave them license to impose whatever they wanted on the substantial part of the country that did not want it. It never occurred to them that they should discuss, listen, and compromise in order to win broad based support. The opposite in fact.

3. So they wilfully decided to impose an “agreement” on the country which in fact, the majority did not want (they only won a majority of those voting, something they conveniently forget). Then they became enraged when the “Remainers” would not simply accept and move on.

4. Now the blame for this fiasco lies squarely with the leadership and members of the Tory Party who supported Brexit. They forgot the basics of democracy; it is not the dictatorship of the executive, but government by consent of the citizens. It makes life much more complicated. But they wanted simplicity; in everything.

5. They do not believe in complexity. In their view, international negotiation is like buying a second hand car; you screw your “opponent” to get the best deal. Simple. But reality is entirely different. And, as they found out, if you use this approach in international relations, instead of looking for the positives where both sides gain, you may get screwed yourself.