And Now Some Unconnected Thoughts About The Result

The poor voted one way, the rich voted the other. The poor won because there are more of them.

Suddenly the future looks like a blank sheet. Lots of people- some of them not very nice- are getting their magic markers out ready to scribble, scribble, scribble...

The EU could collapse after this. So could the UK. Other countries will demand referenda. Scotland may demand a second vote on independence. Sinn Fein are saying, "This calls for a United Ireland".

Seems like Wales and England will stick together. They voted for Brexit by exactly the same margin.

Is this one of history's big turning points?

I wasn't expecting Cameron to go. I thought he'd have to have his fingers prised off the wheel. He is a bad man- a man without principles or ideas- and has been a very bad PM. The debacle was all his fault. He took a punt and lost.

The Archbishop's Palace, Maidstone

The sun came out very briefly yesterday afternoon- at just the time I was wandering round Maidstone's historic South-West corner- and I got to take some pictures of the architecture. Generally speaking, Maidstone isn't a particularly attractive town- but it has its nooks and crannies.

This is the Archbishop's Palace. It's not a Palace any more. It houses offices. And you can get married there- which is what my sister and brother-in-law did in 2008.

An Omen

Talking about omens- as I was yesterday- when we were still living in the dear dead world- we've just had a white squirrel- a red-eyed albino- come to the feeder.