Thanks to the current dire financial state of the UK, caused by the usual failure of a socialist government to understand basic economics, coupled with their usual idiotic ideology, we once again hear the siren voices of those who never accepted the result of the 2016 referendum, and are now calling for the country to rejoin the EU. Clearly those of us who fought long and hard to leave are obliged to once again, as Hamlet says, "to take arms against a sea of troubles, and by opposing end them". We need to make clear that this is not a matter of animus directed against foreigners, but concerns the future of our democracy, and indeed our survival as an independent state.
Many of those who voted to remain ten years ago, despite all the evidence to the contrary, were sincere in their belief that it was the right thing to do, but there were many more who were determined then, and are determined now, to get their way, for much less honourable motives.

Although there were of course exceptions, most politicians loved being in the organisation, as it provided them with an extended career path, which they might be lucky enough to follow, becoming MEPs, a position which is nothing more than an obscenely well paid sinecure, where they might enjoy, in addition to their salary, vast expense accounts, and numerous fact finding jaunts paid for by the European taxpayers. In addition, every time a problem arose for Westminster MPs because of the impact of EU legislation upon the public, they were able to hide behind the argument that they did not possess the power to change anything, as it was all decided in Brussels.
Even more devoted to the EU were the bureaucrats, as the former is nothing more than a bureaucratic dictatorship, the apparatchiks being effectively unaccountable to elected representatives, and free to indulge all their ambitions without interference from anyone who could be held accountable to the people. Although it is theoretically possible for the European Parliament to overrule the unelected European Commission, this is unlikely unless the latter go too far, and even then the politicians will probably refuse to do anything. As far as the UK is concerned the civil service delighted in gold plating every EU directive, making its effect on the British people even worse than on the rest of the European populations.

Even outside the grip of Brussels uncontrolled bureaucracy is stifling the UK, just as plaques in the brain destroy cognition. We have seen that necessary Health and Safety concerns being enhanced by massively excessive regulations, as ambulance chasing lawyers, and pusillanimous functionaries, effectively conspire together to interfere in matters which do not concern them. Far more pervasive is the rise of that non profession HR, which increasingly hinders those attempting to do their jobs, as the latter find themselves hampered by nonsense policies, which contribute nothing to the achievement of the goals of the organisation.
Of course the curse of bureaucracy was identified as long ago as 1955 when the naval historian C. Northcote Parkinson conceived Parkinson's law which produced a number of truths: the number of workers within public administration tends to grow, regardless of the amount of work to be done; officials make work for each other; work expands so as to fill the time available for its completion; an official wants to multiply subordinates, not rivals. The results are an ever growing number of bureaucrats, as well an increase in pointless tasks, ensuring that vast sums are wasted pointlessly. In order to justify their existence bureaucracies need to forever invent useless rules and regulations, thus undermining the productive sector of the workforce.
In Dante's Inferno, Hell is portrayed as a meticulously structured, perfectly functioning bureaucracy, operating through strict organisation, and routine punishment. Although the EU does not, at least currently, feature their worst aspects, it is true that Nazi German, Soviet Russia, and Orwell's 1984 were, first and foremost, all bureaucracies.
Whatever the Rejoiners may say, to go back into the EU would destroy the economy of the UK, subject us to an immovable, and unaccountable bureaucratic regime, require us to adopt the disastrous common currency, accept endless migrants passed on by the other nations, and end our independence as a nation.

The tragedy is that, had we grasped the opportunities of leaving, we would by now have stopped the decline which has affected us for decades, returned to being a global power, and, by freeing entrepreneurs from the absurd regulations imposed by Brussels, seen greatly enhanced prosperity. To reward those who have so far prevented this by acceding to their demands that we go back would be the final betrayal. Brexiteers must act as Henry V said before Harfleur "Once more unto the breach, dear friends, once more; imitate the action of the tiger; stiffen the sinews, summon up the blood". We can, and must, win against the nay sayers once again.