“TO ask the hard question is simple”, according to WH Auden. Whether you agree may depend on your view of Auden: Joseph Brodsky called him “the greatest mind of the 20th century”, while Hugh MacDiarmid thought him “a complete wash-out”. But is it really simple to ask the hard question? . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16387254.andrew-mckie-a-second-eu-referendum-would-be-both-pointless-and-damaging/