Source taken aback by this. There is a source from whitehall here saying, we are being as positive as we can, but their attitude has hardened, which signifies that they are a bit shocked by this and not sure where to take it. In part, this was supposed to be project fear. It was supposed to be project fear. It was supposed to be something that was never going to happen. David cameron mentioned it in prime ministers questions about ten days before the vote. It was supposed to be one of the last gasps, saying we cant possibly do this, it would lead to dreadful things. When he suggested that the border could be in the sea, i have relatives from the nationalist community who would not particularly be that obsessed with their british identity. They were all voting to stay in the eu, and they were so annoyed that David Cameron would even suggest this and would treat them differently than people in his oxfordshire constituency that they thought about voting no just to spite him. Constituency