Brexit voters don’t listen to elites. But they might listen to Labour

Economic discontent over globalisation leaves many voters wavering. Corbyn and McDonnell could make a decisive intervention for Remain if they chose

Brexit is pointless - utterly pointless. It cannot even be distinguished by the label "project", because the Brexit people are unable tell us with an ounce of conviction what they have in store.

The essence of their campaign is entirely negative: keep out immigrants - although some of the more prominent Brexiters, in common with so many of us, are descended from immigrants - and take a leap into the economic and trading unknown. The supply chains of so much business are now trans-European, but these would be needlessly disrupted as the nation turned in on itself. No wonder the markets are unsettled; and those of us with long memories know that when markets become seriously unsettled, it is difficult to prevent things from getting totally out of hand.

So far the impression is that the Labour leaders have been half-hearted about their conversion to the European cause

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