There is no guarantee we would even be allowed to try it

There has been suggestion that Europe will help limit the damage. It will not

Speaking at a recent roundtable the former president of the European Council also said no deal will be reached until the last moment

Complex economic analyses haven't won over the public

Britain’s exit from the EU will be impossibly complicated. Both parties can forget their ambitious manifesto pledges; they won’t have the time, or resources, to implement them

Most likely less money and fewer staff, exacerbating the current strain

There will be a trade-off between efficiency and democratic scrutiny

There will be a lot of tired people in Whitehall over the coming months

The procedural challenge of leaving the EU will be immense

Voting to leave the EU is much easier than negotiating with it—as Britain may discover