We hope for few Bregrets

Bregrets, we’ve had a few!

Leaving the EU has, if nothing else, furnished us with a vast swathe of new words on the subject.

Be it Bremainers and Remoaners, or all sorts for variants on Brexit, from Soft Brexit to Hard Brexit right the way to a Full English Brexit and the less palatable Bloody Brexit, there’s no shortage of new words and slogans to make you smile or cringe.

There were a few on show yesterday as campaigners gathered in Sunderland with banners and placards in opposition to the UK’s withdrawal from the EU.

“Love not leave” was one, but warnings that there will be “Bregret” over the decision caught the eye. Time will tell if we harbour any regrets. Certainly there seemed to be little sign of regret in the city for the decision in recent weeks. But we may be wrong. A poll conducted by the Echo online asked if people were happy that Article 50 divorce proceedings had begun. It fluctuated madly throughout the day.

There was a little between the yeses and nos early doors, then all of a sudden the nos raced ahead. By the time you’re reading these words, they yeses may have it. Who knows?

The stat that counts is the one that the electorate delivered at the referendum. A 52% call to leave the EU.

Theresa May has issued her rallying call to the nation and, on paper, it is a call that is welcomed.

She has issued a plea for unity so the nation can “together build a stronger, fairer, better Britain.”

It’s something we would all like to see, but can she and we - deliver?

Forget Brexit, over time we’d like see Brunity added to the dictionary (feel free to cringe).