Thursday’s referendum marks a pivotal moment in this country’s history – a moment of choosing between Brexit and continued membership of the European Union. The final days of the campaign have inevitably been subdued by the tragic murder of Jo Cox, the Labour MP for Batley and Spen; and there have been times in recent weeks when the level of debate has sunk well below the elevated level many had hoped for.

On balance, however, we believe the Leave campaign has articulated an ambitious vision for Britain as an independent nation, once again free to make its own decisions. Remain, by contrast, has resorted to grim pessimism. Without the EU, they imply, the UK would be diminished and a diplomatic pariah, scrabbling to put together trade agreements while our economy flounders.

George Osborne has threatened an emergency Budget to impose tax rises and spending cuts; unconscionable threats have been made to the elderly about the impact on their pensions; dire predictions have been made about the difficulties of renewing trade agreements; house prices would fall; the pound would crash.