I am no more an expert than anyone else who is not a specialist.

What I do though is listen to those who are experts and not just optimistic bullsh*tters, or those who throw around insults like confetti in the hope that that helps their arguments. As soon as terms like "remoaner" enter the debate I realise that straws are being reached for.

It's not a question of whether we can "survive on our own". Of course we can. We could survive on baked beans and Budweiser but I wouldn't want to. It's a question of how we survive and what the future will be for our children and grandchildren. It's a question of our place in the world and how best to play it.

It amazes me that people seem to think that just because we make significant contributions to the EU, so have "negotiating leverage", that they must all roll over and accede to our demands. Of course if we leave without a deal it would hurt them too, as our economy and imports from them would shrink, so they want to avoid it, but they cannot do so on terms which would hurt them even more.

I think leaving is crazy but I think leaving without a proper arrangement for our future relationship, a "deal", is beyond crazy. It's the irresponsible narcissism of a group determined to prove a point and not of those who seek the best outcome for us all.

Philip Hammond got it right in his statement. A no deal Brexit would be a betrayal of the 2016 referendum result. The leave campaign promised that a new arrangement would be easily obtained and no-one should fear Brexit. No-one voted for, or even contemplated, leaving without one so if it is attempted Parliament has to intervene and stop it. That is their duty.

I don't like to disagree with an American about American politics but surely the opinion polls were right in predicting that Mrs Clinton would get more votes than Trump. Where they were not so good is in failing to spot Trump winning in a few key states. The problem with opinion polls in relation to Brexit is that the situation is so complex and ever changing that until we get to a point where there is a clear question to answer in another referendum or a General Election where the circumstances are clear, then the polls are irrelevant.

I wonder if one day Brexiteers will actually take some responsibility - it’s everyones fault (remainers, the EU, the governement) that their impossible pipe dream hasn’t been fulfilled.

My suspicion is that they will continue to kick the can down the road, dismissing any of the inevitable consequences as not what they voted for and the fault of xxxx.

So very transparent.

The only "mandate" involved is the one we give a Parliament at a GE to take decisions on our behalf. You either believe in Parliamentary democracy or you don't. I do.

We don't have a "remain" Parliament. We have a Parliament whose job it is to use their wisdom to do what they believe to be right.

That a Brexiteer describes things as you do is par for the course. It doesn't mean it's true or that others see it that way.

You say that...but surely the only way to know if they're 'at fault' is to let the thing happen...in order to find out?