Prospects of Brexit deal diminish - Heady mix of ignorance and idiocy

As we approach the final few weeks before the UK leaves the EU, the debate over Brexit is becoming increasingly shrill and bad tempered.

It is also becoming increasingly evident that there is a fundamental misunderstanding of the real motivation of many ordinary UK citizens who voted to leave the EU. Taken together, this heady combination of idiocy and ignorance does not bode well for the prospect of a last-minute deal being reached.