‘Most of my family voted to Remain. They think I was naïve, to put it politely,’ says 49-year-old Barny Gaveney. / ‘Thinking about what we had then and what we have now is soul-destroying’

Giles Merritt assesses British remorse for leaving the EU, and suggests that Brussels should weigh the advantages of a constructive new relationship.

Having been grossly misled in the referendum, Britons’ anger is mounting as the reality of our plight becomes clear.

I first used the word “Brexit” a decade ago, in 2012, and more recently coined “Brexiternity” – the title for my last book on the subject in 2019. Now it seems the new modish word is “Bregret”. It has become impossible to find anyone writing, at least in the posh papers, who is not reporting on the Brexit regretters.

Articles by people who have switch their views to Remain since the referendum.

If we are to leave the European Union we want a sensible Brexit. There’s no chance of that just now. / "Brexit has paralysed the system. It has turned Britain into a laughing stock. And it is certain to make us poorer and to lead to lower incomes and lost jobs."