Plebiscite Follies And Caesar’s spirit, ranging for revenge, With Atë by his side come hot from Hell, Shall in these confines with a monarch’s voice Cry “Havoc!” and let slip the dogs of war.                      Julius Caesar, Act III, Scene I Yes No Stay Go Brexit shows just how weak the plebiscite is as a policy making tool. Simple answers don’t work for complex questions. Hot from hell, Atë, the Greek goddess of mischief, delusion, folly and ruin tempts men to folly and hubris, to their destruction. Neither Boris Johnson nor Nigel Farage, having led the “leave” campaign, could say anything sensible about what’s next. A public servant who designed far-reaching constitutional, economic and social policy but never thought about the implications or a workable implementation plan would have failed. Yet Johnson is lining up to snatch leadership (maybe his aim all...