Something to maybe think about -
Politicians in the end, are probably no more stupid than the rest of us. What they do have (And most of us lack) is a deep belief in what THEY think is right, and sod everyone else's opinion, along with high motivation to do something about it.
Or put another way, if everyone else had the same motivation, then you can be sure robbers would be whipped in the street, fuel would be cheap, old people would be looked after first, taxes would be moderate and fair - paid for by taking away aid to toilet states and the feckless and there would be NO haters in society - they'd be on the first plane back to whatever country would want them. In other words, the minority views imposed by politicians wouldn't get a look-in.
I digress though. The point is that politicians are not stupid. Nearly all of them however seem to support the EU.
This can only mean two things -
Either they secretly hope for a nice backhander and a cushy job in the EU upon their retirement from politics
or
They know something most of the country doesn't, and know that leaving the EU would cause untold damage to the country
I haven't a clue