If Britain is to have a second referendum, in the grand tradition of how the EU wins its federalist wars, shouldn't one of the questions be something along the lines of:
If Britain were applying for the very first time to join the EU would you vote In or Out.
The EU has changed so much in the last two years and its economic prospects are so dire that it would surely only be right and proper that such a question be asked of the people. The public should be encouraged to exercise its imagination and reflect upon what is likely to happen with the EU once the impact of the ECB's sudden cessation of quantitive easing has filtered through the various economies combined with the slowdown in the Chinese economy and the social unrest in France caused by the dictatorial demands of the far left.
People of Britain, would you really vote to join the EU from scratch today?
Because if you would then are you responsible enough to be e entrusted with the future of your country.
Quite a conundrum that and one which it would be amusing to see brought up at the usual Wednesday comedy show, by far the most entertaining TV since the Goons performed their last show at the Camden Theatre 1972.
Keir Starmer is MP for Camden, a fine taste in irony.