roses it is a sad aspect of the times that the topic of brexit, and all its likely consequences seems inescapable. It affects every aspect of our lives.
I have been very struck by the cult-like religious fervour of so many angry brexiters, epitomised by a woman in audience of this week's Question Time who shouted that Britain used to be a great country, we did fine on our own, but since we joined with that lot everything's been dreadful, dreadful (or words to that effect) She was red in the face and looked as if she would explode.
There seem to be quite a lot of people like that, and I certainly don't mean everyone who voted to leave, but I think a daily diet of hate from the downmarket rightwing press and shock jocks like Katie Hopkins have fed this unquestioning blind faith. There is no reasoning with these people, they are only listening to echo-chamber soundbites and cliches.
To return to the subject of Corbyn, I think it is fear of a backlash from these people that has steered him towards a hard brexit. Rationality has gone out of the window and the party whips in both Labour and Tory parties ensure that those MPs who disagree with that stance are kept in their place, like the three front benchers who were sacked today.
