The popular vote was a myth, sold by a series of lies. It was a choice between "do nothing" (remain), and "everything else" (leave). Some wanted a soft Brexit

The popular vote was a myth, sold by a series of lies. It was a choice between "do nothing" (remain), and "everything else" (leave). Some wanted a soft Brexit remaining in the common market aspects without freedom of movement (having our cake and eating it. The EU would have to be insane to accept this option), multiple harder forms of Brexit, and full WTO rules only Brexit wanted by only Rees Mogg and the other fools in the ERG. (They wanted this option for the benefit of their offshore hedge funds). Not one single sentence sold the benefits of the EU - just the possible terror of its absence. The calling of the referendum, the reasons it was called, and the campaign and political activity since has been the assault on a now much defeated democracy.