But surely it is not improper for the Shadow Government to have its own, distinct analysis and set of recommendations. And someone needs to occasionally remind all that it is irrelevant distractions combined with distracted driving that got the country into this policy wreck. Almost everything that was discussed was, in fact, totally unrelated to any of the things that were producing all of the dissatisfaction. Worse, Cameron made the referendum pledge for temporary, tactical reasons mostly having to do with fractures inside the Conservative party, and the consequences are blowing up the business models of his biggest supporters - a major, strategic and long term consequence.

"It is not necessary to have hope in order to persevere."