The EU will throw us something in a few weeks, just enough to show movement but not enough to alienate the Irishers, and May's deal will go through. Question for you is, will you have reason to gloat - in your view - if that happens?

Furthermore, I predict that within the allotted time we will sign a free trade deal with the EU and ultimately May will have delivered exactly what the public voted for; control of our money, our courts, our trade and our borders.

At which point I shall revisit some of the absurd hyperbole that went around about how terrible her proposed deal was and smile to myself.