So those politicians you put so much faith in will vote for anything to preserve their lovely jobs.

Politicians are people too, surprising as that may seem. I am not asking asking anyone to tell us, but I suspect most of us who are long in the tooth have done things to preserve our jobs under instruction from elsewhere, even though we thought it mistaken (I don't mean criminal, just not the best way of proceeding)

The politicians voting on Article 50 had a difficult time precisely because of the referendum. They we elected to use their judgement, then told the population in their constituency disagreed with that judgement. I do not envy them: I cannot be certain of what I would have done In their position.

None of that changes the point they are elected to take decisions for us. If I hired someone - Iains maybe - to fix the roof of my house I would have chosen him after looking at the alternatives and bidders and history with other customers and then would expect him to to the job I hired him for. I would not expect him to be continually knocking on the door asking me to decide how to do it.