Some of the comments on this thread have got me thinking (yeh sorry about that, a few of you will remember what happened last time I did that...)
So it was a democratic vote. Democracy is good and fair. Democracy gives an equal say to all qualifying voters. That's their right. Surely though duties come hand in hand with rights? If one has the right to vote, then one has the duty to do his/her best to understand what is being voted for and what will be the consequences if that side wins? This is where 'democracy' fails. Far too many were happy to be spoonfed by the newspapers without even questioning that what was printed was correct. Far too many thought they were voting in their own best self interest (great, that's patriotic of them then
) only to find out next day that they had probably shot themselves in the foot and voted the wrong way.
It was never right for this important decision to be given to the people when the majority of our elected MPs (of any party) were all for remaining in the EU. So we elected these people to represent us and then took it on ourselves to go against their wishes and beliefs. What a mess! I will sit back and watch the outcome with interest.