Brexit remains a very hot topic indeed in spite of the desperate efforts by those who visited the catastrophe upon us .

It is hardly surprising to see the SNP, Scottish Greens and Scottish Liberal Democrats highlight the damage caused by Brexit in their manifestoes for next month’s Scottish Parliament election.

In spite of the desperate efforts by those who visited the catastrophe upon us to make everyone think it is “done” and we should move on, Brexit remains a very hot topic indeed.

A major survey published on Monday by pollster YouGov showed around 55% of people in the UK would support the country rejoining the European Union, with only 33% opposing such a move, and 12% saying they “don’t know”.

And, among those who voted to leave the European Union in 2016, 22% now support rejoining.

The European Movement UK cross-party organisation, which campaigns on the benefits of close ties between the UK and EU and was established by Sir Winston Churchill in 1949, highlighted the scale of the Brexit damage in the immediate wake of the YouGov poll.

Mike Galsworthy, who chairs European Movement UK, said: "Almost 10 years have passed since the United Kingdom voted to leave the European Union, along with its membership of the customs union and the single market.

“In that time, the consequences for the British people have become increasingly stark. This latest polling not only reinforces that - it shows that more and more people see the benefits of much closer ties with the European Union - having felt the pain of Brexit.”

He added: "We have seen soaring import costs, increased workforce shortages and reams of new red tape. No wonder exports to the EU by our small businesses are down by 30%, and 20,000 small firms across [the] UK have stopped all exports to the EU. Meanwhile, LSE (London School of Economics) research shows a £27bn fall in goods exports to the EU - enough to fill a fiscal black........

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