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@ 15:02 based on what? It rather depends on one's beliefs and what we each perceive as important.

We didn't talk about it at work for quite a while after the vote; no one dared for fear of being branded a racist. Ironically, it transpired that all the lawyers voted out, including the ethnic minorities.
The fact is all the money, power and social influencers were firmly behind the Remain campaign. The leavers were shot down and bullied into silence, which is why the result of the vote came as such a shock.

Power and money is not the be-all and end-all; they are not the foundations of this great country.

Our country is in a mess and we desperately need to re-group and take stock. That is something which appeared unachievable for our politicians (whichever party) unless they were given a smaller sweetshop.

For me, one of the biggest scandals that has flowed from the overly-politic involvement with the EU in the past 20 years is the massive decline in the UK's trade balance. The positive aspect of Brexit is the decline in the £ means our exports are the highest since 1988.

The EU ridicule us for being a nation of shopkeepers when in fact we are a nation of service providers, providing services to ourselves!