If not for Brexit

Brexit has thrust some very ordinary people into the spotlight, because of the small or larger part they have played in the Brexit story.

I follow several people on Twitter, whose views and expertise have given hope when all seemed to have gone. And helped give me the understanding of the issues Brexit has raised and call out bullshit when I hear it.

David Allen Green (@davidallengreen) is a constitutional law commentator, whose matter of fact views of the issues and hurdles that needed to be overcome, delivered when he does radio or podcasts, in a thick Brummie accent. He has seldom been wrong. Except when he said no Government would be stupid enough to trigger A50 with no plan.

Ian Dunt (@iandunt) is the sweary editor of the politics.co.uk website and "star" of the Remaniacs podcast. He has provided people with live Twittering of debates in the Commons and Lords, so we don't have to. Then writes it up for his website.

Jo Maugham (@JolyonMaugham) is a barrister, who ruse the Good Law Project, crowd funded and whose challenges have helped make sure the Conservate Governments of May and Johnson obey the rule of law, and respect, under duress, Parliament.

Chris Grey (@chrisgreybrexit) is a blogger, who once or twice a week does the round up on the events in Brexit, in a far better way than I ever could. That he is a hobbyist like myself and is so respected speaks volumes.

James O'Brian (@mrjamesob) is a presenter of a show on LBC and who challenges the day's Brexit tropes and lies. A voice of reason in a sea of chaos.

There are others, but these are my go to guys.

When it comes to Brexit heroes, now will be bigger than Gina Millar, who took on May and the establishment to ensure that Parliament got its says on sending the A50 notification. She endured so much hate. A woman, a woman of colour and clever. Gets right up the Gammon's nose.

More heroes are Lead by Donkeys (@ByDonkeys), who started out as a drunken idea to post Brexiteers and other liars tweets on billboards, to make sure they have to explain what they said in the past.