This week has certainly seen a lot happen. Neither the inners nor the outers could have predicted that such a close run result would produce so much political and economic turmoil.

Some of the outers are already questioning if they voted correctly. The only outer to make any sense to me was the one working in employment law who said the raft of legislation coming down the line was impossible.

It is thought that three-quarters of MPs in Westminster were in the Remain camp. Therefore one could suggest that the outers were politicians of limited ability who had been denied an opportunity for a seat at the table of power the first time round and could be called ‘second-chancers’.

With news of Boris Johnson not standing for the prime minister post, coupled with his very muted response the day after the referendum, one can assume that success was too much to bear for this incredibly selfish, incredibly intelligent man.

Boris has discovered that it is quite easy being a spectator and shouting from the touchline, but on being handed the captain’s baton, he has done a runner. It is as if the naughty little boys led by a mop-headed clown on a bicycle decided to burn down the scout hut because they weren’t invited to the party. They now realise there is no longer a scout hut for them to party in.

Racial hatred

The gleeful antics of UKIP founder Nigel Farage are of some concern since one wonders if the success of the Leave campaign has sparked the racial hatred that has suddenly appeared. I am proud to have a Polish uncle who rode in the cavalry against the enemy tanks and I worry that many latent neo-Nazi style groups will use the result of the Referendum as an excuse to foment unrest. But as in the laws of science, each force is met with an equal and opposing force.

One hopeful solution to all this mess would be the rapid dismantling of the EU and the creation of an EU trading partnership

We have seen an upsurge in social media with many people offering support to immigrant workers, including one B&B offering free residence to any EU national currently working in the UK

Farm walk

On the farming front, I went on an interesting farm walk this week to see 700 black and white housed cows and 300 spring calving jerseys at grass. I noticed they had very little poaching in spite of an early turn out on heavy ground. They said they couldn’t have turned out the Friesians and had the same result. If they had been Irish Friesians they would have been lighter.

Both they and I have noticed that paddocks shut up for silage and then grazed are underperforming against those paddocks that were grazed from day one, obviously due to lack of tillering.

The new parlour building grinds on as we are mired in grant applications which may shortly disappear. All the agricultural commentators are amazed at the number of farmers who voted out - particularly Welsh farmers who are likely to lose their less favoured area grants that give them an advantage over English producers. My sister went to the Scilly Isles and was amazed that the majority were voting out.

She couldn’t help pointing out that most of the tourism infrastructure on which they depend has been financed by the EU.

The fact Jeremy Corbyn won’t relinquish his leadership of the Labour Party shows how out of touch he is. One hopeful solution to all this mess would be the rapid dismantling of the EU and the creation of an EU trading partnership.