So how much responsibility should each individual voter have for recognising the complications underlying that simple question? I do agree with you, but I'm being devil's advocate in saying that because it's a point that has been vehemently made by the leave camp. Yes it was a simple yes-no question, but, they say, only a complete numpty wouldn't understand that the arguments underlying it were not black and white. My own view is in accord with yours, that we shouldn't read any more into the electorate's response to that question than the simple yes-no. I think that it was the responsibility of the campaign to inform people (both sides being in complete dereliction of that duty, in my view). Many people have claimed that the result reflected in large part a racist campaign agenda, or that the immigration issue was key. I think that they are valid claims, but, as you maintain, we simply can't say for sure because those questions were not asked.

What a mess.