"All I can say to my dear mudcat friends over the pond is.. We are so fucked.. "

Aye. We have fucked things up together Dan, Brexit was a vote for xenophobes and hatred too and we led by demagogues and men of straw, who exploited the disillusionment and despair felt by people who felt abandoned by the political establishment. This is a grim path our countries are heading down...

We can't give up, we must challenge these people to ensure they do not drag us any further back to the dark days of the 1930's. We must ensure we continue to do science, make art, wrote poetry and play music. Be tolerant, compassionate, healthily skeptical and curious. Question everything, listen closely and never be provoked into outright conflict.

We can weather this storm although it's going to be tough, and we'll come out of the other side stronger. We can do this! Reason will prevail.