EU referendum, brexit and the aftermath

It's a morris dancing thing, not a racist thing (aparrently):

Dancers may have their faces blackened or otherwise disguised as in the photograph below. Disguising the face in this way is well-known in English social history: men wishing to pursue proscribed activities would black their faces to avoid recognition: such activities could include both smuggling and morris dancing!

From here: http://www.themorrisring.org/publications/morris-tradition