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The campaign period for the EU referendum ran from 15 April 2016 until the day of the poll on 23 June 2016. That is just over eight weeks to consider an arrangement in place for more than 40 years - and which was entered into to remove our position as 'the sick man of Europe'.
An arrangement which was not widely known or understood by the British population, who had accepted the benefits without realising where they came from. No wonder that as they find out more about the situation, so many are reversing their vote to Leave in favour of Remaining.
This will be the biggest change to our position in the world for nearly 50 years. So little was done to educate the Brits on the advantages of the EU, that the Vote Leave campaign was left to marshal bigotry and dislike of 'the other'. We blundered into the decision to Leave.
And as the consequences of Brexit begin to unfold, people are realising that the impulse to get away from 'forriners' may have been an error of judgment. We live in Networked, not Geographical societies now, as a glance at your TV, your Twitter or Facebook will show you.
Networked societies work differently. We are networked or linked with people who share our interests, opinions or preferences rather than those who live nearby or by social group, class or society.
The Networked Society is truly non-geographical, united by interests not locality. We have not really appreciated this in the UK and our media constantly reflect 'old' alliances, regional differences and accents. It is lazy reporting and inaccurate too.
The biggest of these old themes is the 'Nation' with all its competitiveness and determination to prove our version of daily life superior to that of other nations. Even a two-week stay in any European nation will demonstrate what an illusion most of these differences are.
We are blinded by our flight from inferiority. We speak other languages less well than others, we claim ascendancy in things we have no proof of, we affect a superiority that is disproven in every competition we enter. We are a middling nation, with the conceit of a superior one.
