I should explain I didn't post that to say 'I am right': that is of little importance in the scheme of things. It was more to make clear that Davis is far less prepared for these negotiations than his supporters might hope. Moreover, this is all of a piece with the claims from some quarters that the reason the release of the impact papers was so hard fought and is still being fought is that they are so "thin".    and that in its turn means that the hard questions like Scotland's response to the DUP has not been considered.

While we think it a crazy idea in the first place, every remained I know want Brexit to be as beneficial to the country as possible. That means we need faith that the negotiators are up to the job. Such public humiliation damages that. And it is important that leavers say "This is not good enough" as well.

There was a comment in the Irish Times that I thought a good one. To all appearances, the U.K. Was about to ready to make concessions on every one of the EU demands when it had previously refused to.   What does that say about its ability to make deals that are good for the UK post Brexit?