Brexit and logistics

I doubt that very much.

In a desperate attempt to find something that remainers and leavers can agree on, let me make this proposal.

It was a mistake by Cameron to call a referendum on a point of principle without first establishing the likely consequences. I admit that this would have been hard to do, but AFAIK no attempt was made either to get an independent unbiased assessment by a qualified body, or to negotiate on a "what if" basis with the EU. This allowed both camps to make their own predictions which obviously were the most favourable to their point of view. It is hardly surprising that both side's predictions have proved wide of the mark.

Now we seem to have a Scottish referendum looming. As things stand if there is one on the point of principle we will make the same mistake again. There is also the consideration that many Scots will say they want independence providing that they can't have it (the teenager syndrome). In the case of Brexit some have suggested a confirmatory referendum after withdrawal terms were agreed. However this would not work as the EU would have had no incentive to offer decent terms in those conditions. So for Scotland I propose a joint working party from top universities in England and Scotland to forecast the likely outcome of a Scexit.

And the current leader doesn't appear to be doing a lot about it.

No twisting. A simple statement of fact.

Indeed. Those who did not vote were happy to go with whichever option.

However, don't you think making such a major change to every single aspect of the political and economic system of the country, on the basis that just 37.5% of the electorate actively want it is... a tad dodgy? Surely the status quo should be the default option...?

And less than 37.5% of the electorate in 2016 actually wanted remain enough to get off their arses and put a X in a box.

What I do find a tad dodgy is all the millions that disappear every year into EU coffers never to be seen again or properly audited and accounted for.  And that coincidentally, as one of the EU's official capitals, the average Luxembourger is far more affluent than the average Brit is ever likely to aspire to. 

It's only a straw poll, but I've driven our cheap old banger an awful lot on French motorways over the past 40 years and we can almost guarantee nowadays that any Luxembourg registered car belting down the outside lane to the sun is invariably a brand new Porsche, Merc or Lexus tank.  Used to be the Germans, but nowadays Luxembourg has all the money.  The EU has been mightily good to them...  

I concede there is an argument that the 2016 referendum threshold could have been set to perhaps 60/40 (or 55/45, or whatever), rather than 50/50, as the required mandate to carry through such a major change.  Some democratic votes do operate that way and it's slightly surprising HM Gov't didn't do so, just to ensure extra weight of public support behind them should the vote succeed.  They may have learned a lesson for the future there.