"Teaching science to school children does not make one a scientist it makes one a teacher."

Well, in this country you have to be a science graduate in order to teach science. In fact, I taught children, not science, to 'A' Level for many years, and was an assistant chief examiner for 'A' Level biology for the University of London examinations board. My job entailed moderating the marking of the chief examiner team as well as that of my own team of assistant examiners, and I marked thousands of overseas scripts and adjudicated on grade challenges. Accuracy and close attention to detail were the order of the day. My degree was from Imperial College. Why I'm telling a confounded idiot all this is beyond me, actually. I could also tell you, uselessly no doubt in your case, that it's inadvisable to pay too much heed to the ramblings of a chap whose main aim appears to be to try to blind us with arcane references to many an off-topic enterprise of his that we only have his word for his involvement with. His science, and his understanding of the scientific method, is so shaky that I wouldn't be surprised to hear that the companies foolish enough to employ him haven't all gone bust. Or maybe the fact that they haven't is testament to the fact that he was a mere minion within their employ, definitely no leader of men. It can't be both. Still, bobad, your call, me old son.

Anyway, sod all that. I see that May has promised MPs a vote in the dim and distant future as to whether we should enter the backstop. Quite simply, this is a promise she can't make. There's nothing unilateral about the backstop. She's given up control on that one so she's lying to MPs. I'd love to say that her days are numbered, but I can't think who would want to inherit the poisoned chalice. Not any Tory grandee, and not, I suspect, in spite of the bold talk, Jeremy Corbyn. The national interest is well and truly buried. If you have tears, prepare to shed them soon.