What next?

Last night's political panto around an EU referendum should, at the very least, skewer some common myths and misconceptions. These myths include:

• Cameron and Hague are Eurosceptics
• The Tory party is Eurosceptic
• There's any substantive difference between the main political parties
• The political classes are in touch with popular sentiment
• The political class cares what we think
• The mass media are not part of the problem
• That petitions (electronic or otherwise) can lead to change
• The what we see in politics is real, not theatre
• That UKIP and the rump of 'Tory rebels' hold any sway in the country at large
• The EU is the topic around which a mass movement against the establishment can coalesce

The real question we need to focus on is this: what do we do about it?