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Since the referendum, I’ve believed the outcome has been rather left brain vs right brain; one quite cold and analytic focusing on economy, growth and stability, while the other is more self-aware, trying to reaffirm nationalistic identify, independence and belief in the abilities of one’s self. I accept it’s a hugely generalised view, but nonetheless it seems consistent in the arguments purported by both sides.

I am pro-EU, and have been asked by leave voters if I think being part of the EU is worth “selling my freedom” for; Not being freely able to travel around or work/live in 27 other countries, not having access/being accessible to European businesses and professionals, reducing net contributors to the British economy etc does not seem like liberation. Maybe I will be free to not have clean beaches in the UK, or not take shared parental leave when my partner and I start a family?

The argument of independence I don’t understand either; where does it stop? Will Wales and Scotland become completely independent? Will Wiltshire and Lancashire vote out of England because they don’t like paying taxes towards roads and schools they don’t use? Will my grandchildren need a passport to go from Trafalgar Square to Covent Garden?

The pro-leave mindset doesn’t make sense to me, and it doesn’t need to – they “won” the referendum. However, choosing a bad deal over staying in the EU seems desperate and reckless.