All for nothing?

I bet Cameron is wishing he hadn't called this referendum.  Whatever the outcome, the Tory party has torn itself apart and he is going to have to try and pick up the pieces.  And both sides have made it pretty clear that the referendum result in and of itself means nothing other than as an expression of the views of those who voted.  Farage stated a few weeks ago, when the polls were favouring the Remain side that if it was a narrow victory for them, as far as he was concerned that would not be the end of things, and now that the pendulum seems to have swung more towards the Leave side, many MPs are beginning to mutter that a Leave victory would not oblige Parliament to act on it.  It all seems a terrible mess for no good reason.  Whatever happens it is clear that the matter will not be settled.  It's going to be the Scottish independence referendum all over again, with the losers retreating, muttering and girding their loins for another go.