Apathy and ennui are not our friends. With the little free time we have, too many of us become trapped in patterns of empty behaviour, forever scrolling through our social media feeds or the offerings of our preferred streamed entertainment service. Eventually, the outside world - which we feel, dimly, involves us somehow - becomes a kind of background hum.
Occasionally, we notice something. For example, some of you may be aware that a referendum on Britain’s future of the European Union is taking place soon.
Newspapers and broadcasters have been pretty quiet about it.
The daily fare between now and the referendum. pic.twitter.com/wB75ICJS94
— Wolfgang Blau (@wblau) May 27, 2016
Despite the daily drip of referendum stories, the mood in the country seems to be one of boredom. Save for the hugely enthused core believers on both sides of the debate, Britain does not seem to have caught European referendum fever. The contrast with 2014’s Scottish referendum is palpable.
We could be totally wrong about this though. It has happened before.
So help us to get a sense of the country as the referendum approaches. Share photos from where you are and let us know how you’re feeling. Are you zinging with referendum zeal? Or are you getting on with things as normal?
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