Is dressing as Brexit for Halloween the most biting satire of 2016?

What’s the scariest thing to happen to Britain this year? Well, aside from those pesky killer clowns, it’s probably Brexit.

The EU Referendum saga plunged the country into a months-long argument, with the UK’s political environment turning into a post-apocalyptic hellscape, but with more Union Jack bunting and smiling-with-a-pint-of-ale photocalls.

So is it really a surprise, then, that Brexit was the costume du jour for politically savvy young people this year? Pro- and anti-EU revellers alike went out clad in flags and photos of Farage, using their acerbic skills to personify the concept of Brexit Britain.

Oscar Williams-Grut, a Cambridge grad who works at Business Insider UK, settled on the falling pound for his costume. He told us: “To be honest, I stole the idea from an old colleague who did a joke tweet about going as the pound for Halloween when it was tanking earlier this month.

“The reaction was pretty positive to the costume, everyone thought it was pretty funny and I managed to avoid any unwanted awkward political chat.”

Here are some more of the most piercing Brexit costumes from around the country. Try not to leave too scared.

https://twitter.com/saintpiercing/status/792817685595774976

https://twitter.com/veritykeefe/status/792429233935097856

https://twitter.com/AndrewLegon/status/792341280944685056

Best Halloween costume ever!! #creativity #brexit pic.twitter.com/iTeg0Gxtxz

— Victor Cardenas (@vmcardenas9) October 30, 2016

Everyone hates a last minute topical costume #Brexit #halloween pic.twitter.com/20jvj9JWOx

— Kyle (@ko_oneill) October 30, 2016

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https://twitter.com/invincibilly/status/792463955826511874

Couldn't think of anything more terrifying for Halloween – dressing up as Brexit today! #halloween #brexit pic.twitter.com/nhPP4yAcZG

— Rob (🦋dutchengelsman) (@DutchEngelsman) October 31, 2016

https://twitter.com/SamuelJPElliott/status/792343658251051008

#Brexit Halloween couple costume y'all pic.twitter.com/1E31x7uHJ4

— Sara Pearl (@skenigsberg) October 29, 2016

I think it's fair to say that I'm wearing Britain's scariest costume tonight #halloween2016 #Brexit pic.twitter.com/IKkRqhzpBl

— Oliver Imhof (@imhoffline) October 29, 2016

https://twitter.com/megannnelliottt/status/792112867948503040

Politically topical Halloween costumes for the win! #Halloween #Brexit #diyhalloween pic.twitter.com/86btDlIhXW

— Monica Chakravarty (@MChakra) October 24, 2016

https://twitter.com/niamhmcorcoran/status/790629102327894016

https://twitter.com/Dani_Worth/status/790037101240655872

Wish #Brexit was as easy to abandon as this Halloween costume (and that campaign pledge)! pic.twitter.com/BoA5fPrfKS

— Alexandra Davies (@Alex_Doune) October 30, 2016