I did not belong to a political party. I watched Brexit unfold over 2015 and then 2016 with horror. I was involved in local groups from 2018 onwards...
I knew I had to be able to stand proud in the future that at least I had literally stood up to be counted when not one of my friends ever did. My hands are clean.
In 2016 I was stunned by the result. I was depressed for weeks. That turned to anger as it became more obvious that the leavers were lied to, and we were cheated.
My brother and I set up Inspire EU in 2017 to challenge the idea that Brexit was an inevitability. We were motivated by the idea that Brexit was a protest vote and people would soon come to regret their choice.
I'd been on the marches in London and Brighton etc., but between those events I felt frustrated that I was doing nothing except grumbling and writing to MPs to express my anger.
I'd not been politically active since leaving university and naively thought the British public weren't so stupid as to vote us out, so didn't get involved in campaigning.
I attended SODEM because I felt so strongly that Brexit is wrong, that the media is not balanced, that there was no other method of making my protest heard —and because Steve Bray was an inspiration.
As a result of the EU Ref, I applied to have my German citizenship restored, so that I'd keep my links with the EU, and so that my grandchildren could 'inherit' it.
Brexit will destroy our relationship with Europe and music is supposed to have no borders. England just created one.
I came along as an unknown, spent 6 months "undercover" but formed part of the safety team, looking after Steve and the others when possible.