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Tom Huddlestone
Don't worry you are definitely not alone. And giving Brexit as good a defence as you can. I meet quite a few Brexiteers out and about, and many think I'm one of them. We get along, and I share their overeaching ethics. I like my naiton, am patriotic, like English people, our parliment etc. The reason there aren't a lot of people in here arguing with you, is that when you take time to strip it back, Brexit really doesn't offer anything, and though we might hate to say it, the EU does give us a fair bit.
That 3 years in, no one has produced a post-Brexit vision speaks volumes. Where are UKIP setting out how the UK will prosper? Where is Boris outlining his Brexit manifesto? They are conspicuous by their absense. And they are absenst because Brexit doesn't actually give us a thing. It takes stuff away. But 'sovrignity' is a misnomer if you care to pull apart what it is exactly. Trade - we have the best free trade setup now. Maybe the UK could be more agile in trade, and make laws to suit UK companies, but this is far outweighed by the EU bargaining power making trade deals (550m vs 50m consumers pulls weight in trade negotiations).
So you're not alone in your sentiments. I even share them broadly, but Brexit is not the answer, we need to look closer to home to achieve what it is people want.
Fair points.
I think we need to retreat and look inwardly to achieve what is needed. Staying will be a straightjacklet that will restrict such introspection; Italy's new government being a case in point to highlight such restrictions