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TESS DELANEY argues that the EU referendum was an admission that politicians could not do their jobs — so why let them try to regain their credibility now?

WHEN the Brexit referendum happened, I was living in a caravan on a windy hillside. I took no notice of the news and hadn’t for ages. I had been trying to ignore the world, politics and society in general and not take any notice.

I didn’t know what they were asking. I was born in 1972, so have no recollection of the vote that got us in, although I’ve heard plenty about it since. But at that time, the referendum time, all I could think was: why the frick are you asking me?

It seemed absurd that the finest political minds in the country (sic) couldn’t come up with a solution and decide what to do. So they thought to themselves, here’s a good idea: let’s ask all the people who are living in caravans on hillsides, or working 55 hours a week on site, or bringing up kids single handedly and all the rest of the population who have no idea what the hell it is you want us to say.

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