I agree, but sadly it seems to be partly because we have become a nation of 'reality show' politics. The major issues are as dictated by the media barons and they seem to love the mavericks and popular one trick wonders of the political world. The referendum was a single issue but a general election should never be fought on that basis. I know, given the earlier scenario, that is what would happen but I cannot help be saddened by the fact that people have become so disenchanted with politics that they are no longer voting for what is best, but what is the lesser of the evils. Even worse, when all major parties are viewed in those terms, they vote for an alternative, no matter how harmful that may be in the long term.

I believe it is what has happened in the US and it is why Farage is so popular here. I know we will never agree on Corbyn but I genuinely hope that, unlike Sanders in the US, he will provide a real viable alternative to the current scourge of neolibralism. But maybe we are now getting too far from Brexit :-)

DtG