*POLITICAL OPINION DISCLAIMER*
Advance at own peril...
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Feeling disappointed, let down and saddened this morning.
Let me explain why...
The younger generations who've continually been denied opportunities to own property, enter an engaging and empowering job market, have access to affordable education and have an era of prosperity have been denied once again by older generations who have already enjoyed all the prosperity of the boom and the social mobility that came with it.
Meanwhile, future generations are saddled with mass debt and the fall-out of an illegal war for which the British government pulled the wool over citizens' eyes. That, is unforgivable, I'm sure we'll all agree.
After the rhetoric of 'think of your children', it appears that those who voted leave have disregarded the will of those younger than 40.
It's easy to point the finger at Europe, or the unknown, be it immigrants or political bodies, but ultimately, it's the British government that's repeatedly failed recent generations.
But, democracy is democracy and you can't only accept the outcome of democracy when it favours your desired result.
I won't call a fix, or rigging, or any of the sort of daft conspiracy theories that were floated.
So, while I have zero faith in the likes of Johnson, Gove, Farage and others to be on the front line of British politics in a crucial period of our history, it's important that we unite our country and avoid veering off to the right and becoming a spiteful little country led by those with 'little Englander' attitudes.
If there is to be an England and Wales in union from here on in (assuming a Scottish independence vote and potential reunification of Ireland and Northern Ireland) at least let it be one that strives to be progressive and united.
We need to build an outward-looking, progressive, liberal, internationalist, inclusive and prosperous Britain.
A good place to start would be to bin off 'first past the post' and an unelected higher chamber, and replace it with something that makes sure everyone in society is represented fairly as we forge a new path. If it's going to work, people need to work together.
We've got a big chance, so let's make sure we take it. Please, please don't make this 'Little England' starting a slide to the gutter.
Hopefully there can be a consensus and the country can come together to start to stop the backwards slide as quickly as possible.
Whether or not that happens, in my eyes it will forever be a shame to see the end of our now rather ironically-named 'United Kingdom' in what was one almighty massive political gamble after years of arrogant and ignorant cross-party head burying about the issues that were truly bothering people.
That's about all, I'm off to bed.
If we're going to do this, let's at least try and do it properly.
