Can I register a formal objection to the abuse of the word "elite" in that sentence? The best and the brightest they're not.

A small number of Brexiteers may benefit in the short-term. The wider Establishment is going to get fucked though.

It's quite clear that they don't understand the consequences of their actions in any time frame: it was being reported yesterday that May and her circle were surprised to find that a customs union with the EU would require adherence to assorted EU standards to avoid a race-to-the-bottom, something which would have been entirely obvious to pretty much anyone hanging around ET.