THE courage of Keith Townsend and Tony Mason in speaking out is to be commended. (Letters, June 28) They are right; what we have done to our children is despicable and shame and apology are truly appropriate.
But shame is a terrible burden and will prove corrosive if prolonged.
The referendum has already divided us.
We cannot afford to hand it a second victory by allowing it to promote hatred.
The campaign was a scam for which we all fell.
Everything we heard only reinforced our pre-existing attitudes.
So, time to admit shame, time to apologise to our children, and time to work out how we are going to cope with a country that is now totally different to what it was a week ago.
And the next time you see Oliver Letwin or Richard Drax, just tell them that, actually, they lost.
David Williams
Holworth
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