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Did we meme our way to Brexit?

Brexit. Can there be anything left to say? Trade agreements, negotiations, Norway, £350 million, Farage? No, probably not. However, once the result came in, I began to wonder whether all of this is actually my fault. ALL of it. Every single bit. What would I say to my grandchildren, who'll never actually exist, should they ask me what I did in the great Brexit war? "Well, my imaginary loves," I might say, as I ruffle their wiry hair – hang on, these sound more like miniature schnauzers than grandchildren, excellent – "while others wrote important commentaries,...