Lee Davy explains why he felt it was important to remove himself from the Poker Hall of Fame Media Panel in the wake of the recent social media storm over the shortlist.

I have lived in the UK all of my life. I have a 15-year old son, and my wife will give birth to a baby girl, Zia, any day now. What happens to this tiny island is important to me. And yet I didn’t vote during the Brexit referendum, and the reasons underlying that decision have led me to vacate my seat in the Poker Hall of Fame Media Panel.

It’s June 2, 2016, and I am sitting in a tiny room in the Royal Geographical Society in London. I am surrounded by books, significant enough to be kept behind lock and key. There is a worldly smell about the place. I feel out of sorts.

Sir Bob Geldof is giving a keynote speech at the launch of one of the most meaningful pieces of literature I have ever read Freedom: The End of the Human Condition by Jeremy Griffith. He commands respect. I am in awe. I am making notes on my iPhone as he talks about his concern over Brexit and how a YES vote could lead to war.