And Jim, it was not an election pledge.
The referendum was an election and both the winners and the loses set out their stalls as to why they should get the people's vote - those who voted for a change proposed to control the incoming of foreigners - it was an election pledge.
Unfortunastely, they forgot to mention the fact that, by law, that pledge has to be passed by parliament and since that has now been made clear the Government and the media have attempted to ride roughshod over British law - and have been forced to back down.
Jim Carroll