I was reminded today that there was another poll in 2016 where a majority in a public vote produced a result that was seen by the governing class as producing a wholly unworkable result.
I refer, of course, to the popular vote that named Britain’s new polar research vessel Boaty MacBoatface.
Eventually the government, in the form of the Science Minister Jo Johnson, brother of Boris, intervened, and the ship was called the Sir David Attenborough.
Parliament (it seems inappropriate at this point to refer to the decision making group as a government) seems now to be reaching for its own Sir David Attenborough moment.
Unfortunately, it seems unlikely that whatever outcome is reached will provide as neat a resolution.
Brexity MacBrexitface will haunt us for some time to come.