In the aftermath of the historic British vote to leave the EU, openDemocracy is asking for our readers' thoughts on Brexit and what needs to happen next in 350 words. We've had an extraordinary response and you can read them all here.
My first reaction was one of fear and disappointment. Fear for the future should all the predictions come true, and disappointment that the truth had not got through.
Having come to terms with that, I avidly kept my eyes on the news in the hope that things would turn out not to be so bad. Unfortunately my fears have not only come true, but are in fact worse than I could have imagined. I am not talking about the economics of things, as that will take a while to become truly apparent, but the hatred and pure venom that is sweeping the country.
