However, no matter how reasonable I tried to be in arguing the point that most people didn’t have enough good information to decide on something so critical (including my good self) I found myself attacked by ranters heavily influenced by utter nonsense spouted in the media.

My fear was that we would be driven towards exiting the EU by bar stool politicians whipped up into a frenzy by character assassinations aimed at anyone with moderate or left of centre views. Time and again I was told not to insult the will of the people who voted to Leave the EU but time and again, I have seen morons in action, spouting utter nonsense in what is always an aggressive manner, seemingly acting out a script from ‘The Sun Says’ column.

One of the biggest victims in this right-wing crusade has been Jeremy Corbyn, whom whilst I struggle with as a political orator, does not warrant the abuse and false accusations levelled at him. The most popular one being that he is some sort of terrorist sympathiser.

Wishing to have dialogue with terrorist organisations might not be popular with some, but it does not mean you sympathise with their actions. Dialogue is to try to find a solution to end bloodshed, with the last British Prime Minister to do so being John Major, when he entered in to dialogue with the IRA in the 1990’s.

Britain and Ireland are now safer as a result, an outcome that you would think that any sensible person would be pleased with and is certainly the case with a retired army officer I sometimes walk my dog with. Israel and Palestine struggle with dialogue, so instead they keep killing one another and it appears that is what a disturbingly large per cent of the British public want. No dialogue, eye for an eye combat and a cycle of death and destruction. Nice.

For the record, Jeremy Corbyn is fully vetted, has category A MOD security clearance and is a member of the Privy Council, so either he isn’t a terrorist sympathiser, or MI5 and GCHQ are falling way below the standards expected of them.

However, common sense has all but gone now and as an example, I am publishing this transcript from a Facebook ‘debate’ that I stupidly got involved in yesterday. I have, out of decency and for the sake of anonymity, changed the names of the other participants apart from my friend Richard (Dickie McSpangle).

These are people who were allowed to vote in a referendum which will decide the direction of the United Kingdom. I don’t claim to be an expert on aspects of the EU but please don’t tell me that individuals like these, of whom there are millions, should have been invited to vote on the future prosperity and security of our children and grandchildren.

I was going to put (sic) after the errors in spelling and grammar but I can’t afford to take a week off to do it all.

So, here we go, strap yourselves in as it is a bumpy ride.

Dickie McSpangle