Classic example of Brexit escalation played out this week. By this I mean trivial issue meets unreasoning objection meets anger meets more anger; soon no doubt results in both sides declaring war.

Leavers: we& #39;d like Big Ben to bong for Brexit

Civil Servants: can& #39;t be done

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L: why not?

CS: £120k

L: but it& #39;s a bell!

CS: health & safety

L: you just hate having lost

CS: sorry, meant £500k

L: you despise democracy

CS: bigots side of a bus passports your voters are dead chlorinated chickens the bell rings over my cold corpse

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NB after 3 years of this stream of hitherto unchallenged dinner party ear abuse, leavers can ad lib remoaner monologue at will

You can& #39;t give one good reason no don& #39;t say sovereignty Scotland will go suddenly I care greatly about the balance of trade why do you hate Europeans
What was it you hated so much about how we were why were you so unhappy why can& #39;t our children go to Europe now love knows no borders lower IQ voted leave you know well it& #39;s a fact indeed on facts we know a lot more now shouldn& #39;t we vote again and Russian bots Putin loves Brexit
In some ways it& #39;s actually quite cathartic.
But that& #39;s the quintessential thing that demonstrates how these conversations now go. The fact that the instant issue doesn& #39;t matter *at all* is the key part of this!
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