@RemainerNow - here is my story. Sorry for the #thread however, it's impossible to get this in one tweet. Firstly, and let's be 100% clear, Brexit was never, ever about immigration for me, quite the contrary - I'd like to see our immigration policies opened up...

however ever since an early encounter in my career at the Brussels Chambers of Commerce, I have been fearful of ever-closer union, and who was really behind that specific aspect of EU life. Most notably I recall a presentation from a then ABN Amro executive, seconded to the EU.

Discussing the merits of breaking down country borders, accessing markets for big business with resources to manage increased regulation and info on competition law which ultimately creates monopolies for multinational corporations. And this was pre the tech giants of today....

It was all very corporate and I went from being the kid with a Euro symbol in my presentation to an immediate euro-sceptic. Above all I thought it would never work in the UK, esp England, and I was proved right in 2004 when the NE rejected Prescott's proposals for devolution.

That mistrust has stayed with me, and is still present despite my change of affiliation to remain now. I also now appreciate that my sentiments on this are not alone. Do we now abandon others with similar misgivings to Federalisation - or continue to work together from within?

As such, I voted to leave to maintain the status quo at that point in time in 2016 - I guess I fall into the Sovereignty / Cake Eater camp. I have never considered myself a 'Brexiteer'. The very word makes my bum twitch: associated with xenophobia and racism - it disgusts me.

I figured the Tory party would be sensible enough to negotiate a deal that maintained our rights, our benefits and by mutual acceptance, those of our neighbours - even at a cost. FOM is fantastic, I benefit from it directly. I sure as hell don't want to stop it.

I assumed the immigration kerfuffle was just pre election 'noise'. Surely that ugly national dialogue preceding the ref wouldn't continue? I was wrong -it's probably the largest regret I have for supporting Leave - the actions of others I voted alongside is frankly shameful.

The next major oversight was Ireland. Where was that titbit of information preceding the Referendum? I saw plenty of info on the EU army and some of Daniel Hannan's contribution was quite fresh and exciting. I rarely saw much of Farage, but even less of the Irish Border.

Thanks Cambridge Analytica - well played.... if having parents who endured the IRA threats working in London in the 80's wasn't enough, then the collapse of Stormont, a journalist's death and the DUP in effective coalition ought to be the wake-up call to make me think twice.

Also I was reluctantly coming to terms with voting Tory after years of Lib Dem support - apparently it's natural to get grotty as you get older. I like my local Tory - he's a good Parliamentarian and locally active. I sure as hell would back him rather than enable Corbyn.

However I cannot fathom nor rationalise how piss-poorly they have executed the decision to leave. Frankly it's a national embarrassment, they are a joke. I will never vote for them again. I honestly believe we need to take stock and accept its time to make to take a final call

Brexit is failing. It didn't need to be the car crash it's become. But I guess we'll never know whether it could have been ultimately positive: halting direction of travel of the EU without jeopardising all the benefits our continent sees from working together.

And as one final point: enough dross has been written about EU bureaucracies, however @eucopresident has handled the whole Brexit saga with humility, integrity and at times ,some much need humour. He has ultimately been the one clarion of social values I have grown warm to.

He's a guy I'm quite happy to see involved in the politics which affect me, and I'd like to think our Government could work with those like him in the EU. There's only one way to enable that to happen. And that's voting to remain in a #PeoplesVote Thanks for reading. #FBPE