Kieran Coughlan: How does your personal Brexit SWOT analysis look?

It is expected that Britain will formally trigger Article 50 of the EU’s Lisbon Treaty within weeks, marking the beginning of the end for Britain status as a full member of the EU.

From the moment it formally signals its intentions to leave the EU, Britain will enter a two-year negotiation phase dealing with its departure from Europe.

Hardline rhetoric of proverbially casting Britain off into the Atlantic without unfettered access to the EU market, as as a punishment, and a deterrent to other dissenting EU states has done little to shore up confidence in the European project.