JUST finished a frenziedly busy period of gigs. Charged off to Germany with my band a couple of weeks ago for our last tour before Brexit, cherishing the ease with which we navigated the customs areas and wondering what will be in store next time.

The general view of Brexit among my radical friends and contacts over there is one of bemusement, mixed with unease and anger and that seems to be across the board. Most people think Cameron’s decision to hold a referendum was ludicrous, the voters’ decision to leave was unfriendly and uninformed and everything that has happened since has been a self-harming clusterfuck.

My residual Lexitism disappeared in a welter of concern and fellow-feeling as hardened anti-fascists told me of the boost Britain’s Leave vote has given to the German far right. I literally didn’t meet a single person who thinks that Britain leaving the EU is a good idea.