Referenda are a populist gimmick drafted to unite as many people as possible on a single issue. They work when leaders are popular and voters vote for the messenger.
On Thursday 23 June 2016 the Far Right achieved its most important victory in British electoral history.
The UK has stepped back from Europe, stepped back from the world – and in the process done deep damage to itself, the EU and the wider world.
OUT won because the EU establishment have made it impossible, through their anti-democratic reign (not to mention the asphyxiation of weaker countries like Greece), for the people of Britain to imagine a democratic EU.
From its inception, the referendum has suffered from a fundamental misalignment: it is not asking the right questions. "Leave" and "Remain" are stark contrasts in a world that never presents binary choices.
En una muestra del humor británico más ácido, y parodiando una campaña sobre el Brexit que ha resultado insultante para muchos ciudadanos británicos, la Campaña “#VoteMove” le pone una sonrisa a una decisión dramática para todos. English
In an example of the best acid British humor, and in a parody of the Brexit campaign that has revolted many in Britain, the #VoteMove campaign puts a smile upon a dramatic decision today. Español
In the turbulent times that lie ahead, the search for anti-racist futures has acquired a new degree of urgency.
If David Cameron survives the result of the EU referendum, he may try to rush Parliament into a vote on Trident renewal in July. What is at stake for Britain's security?
