Sixty years or so ago, a Labour leader, urging his party not to toy with the idea of joining the then-EC, had this to say: "It is the end of a thousand years of history.
"You may say, all right, let it end, but my goodness, it is a decision that needs a little care and thought."
It turns out that Hugh Gaitskell was wrong. Europe wasn't the end of history after all.
History has bitten back and now we know the outcome: we're on our way back out.
As the 730-day countdown begins and the seconds start counting down, I'll be venturing to every corner of the kingdom on the Lewis Lorry, with a digital countdown emblazoned and ticking on its side.
Sky News.
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