The major issue was not wanting to be part of the EU

But wanting or not wanting to be part of something must be based on logic. What are the advantages and disadvantages of belonging to a club? What are the benefits and costs? These must also be projected to allow for future consequences. We need this information to make a reasoned decision and, from what you are saying, this decision was made on purely irrational grounds. If that is the case we need to go through the same process but this time with all the facts known and all of the lies removed.

it was about regaining control

Regaining control is a red herring as we never lost control of our own administration anyway and leaving the EU removes our control over their decisions.

DtG