re: #193 Backwoods_Sleuth

none of that addresses the fact that every single “fact” in Brexit campaign was a lie.
Not the least of which was the bullshit about the NHS.

Absolutely.

But the Brexit referendum didn’t pop up out of the blue (ratfucking campaigns by the usual suspects not withstanding): hardcore “Euroskepticism” has a long political history in Britain (England mainly) - and the push for the 2016 vote had been going along for a while. But again, it was still mostly a 50-50 thing: the lies and bullshit in the campaign were pretty reprehensible, but it’s not like (at least IMO) there wasn’t a significant percentage of anti-Euro sentiment already there. Or that it isn’t there now.

That the Government(s) and Parliament haven’t been able to craft a satisfactory Exit deal is, of course, their own fault: but as has been pointed out, given the choice between doing the best thing for the country, or maintaining their own political power and influence, the choice for most politicians is going to be plain. [SPOILER: it isn’t “best for the country”]