Brexit debate: No fun in seeing Britain become the next Greenland

“Voting for Brexit would be a bit like letting the animals out of the zoo. You know you shouldn’t do it, but it would be fun to see what happens. Imagine seeing a lion in Aldi”.

Such was the observation of a contributor to BBC 4 the other week, and I understand where he was coming from.

The Brexit debate — whether the UK should remain in the EU or exit from it — has rumbled on so long that people are getting bored, and voter boredom makes for unpredictable results.