Brexiters have voted for a poverty even worse than austerity

With living standards already stagnating or declining, the remorseless reaction of the international markets to the referendum vote is starting to make itself felt

When I suggested before the election that an ideal outcome would be a hung parliament and a coalition to think again on Brexit, I was certainly not thinking of the DUP. But, as Harold Macmillan once said: "Here we are, and the question is: where do we go from here?"

It seems to be generally agreed that the election result boiled down to a vote against austerity and a vote against a so-called "hard Brexit", with the young - predominantly Remainers and angry about austerity - in full swing.

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