The klaxons are going off, warning of the dangers of a no-deal Brexit, and they are being sounded by senior Conservatives.
The real consequences of this hair-brained Tory idea are becoming brutally clear and the picture has them covering their eyes.
David Lidington is one of the stand-out ministers in a Cabinet of few talents and, as Tories go, he is an astute and measured politician.
When he warns that no deal will be a danger to the unity of the UK, he knows what he is talking about.
When the Business Secretary Greg Clark adds his voice to the chorus that say no deal would be an economic disaster, we know that the alarm bells really are ringing.
“Peddling optimism” that things will get better, just because Boris Johnson says they will, does not guarantee a single job or put food on a single table.
Senior Tories now live in fear of their next leader seriously considering bypassing parliament to get a bad Brexit deal through.
The last time that happened, there was a civil war. If it happens this time, it would wreck the United Kingdom.
The dashboard of democracy and the constitution is now a row of flashing red lights, telling the next PM what to avoid.
If it is Johnson who emerges as the pilot, then prepare for a hell of a bumpy landing.
Weak excuse
The demand by a US republican candidate to have a female reporter accompanied by a male colleague while she travelled on his campaign bus is just plain misogyny.
Robert Foster, the man who wants to be the governor of Mississippi, can’t hide behind faith as an excuse.
He has to look at his attitude to sexuality not his Christianity.
The threat of a woman being alone with a man, politician or otherwise, is only ever going to come from the man.
This Eve-with-the-apple attitude to the so-called temptation of women is even falling out of favour in downtown Tehran where republicanism of another kind, Islamic republicanism, holds sway.
Faith ought to makes people stronger, not fearful of themselves.
$6m kid Robbie
An operation for a rare illness has seen part of Robbie Readie’s foot being turned into a new knee.
The 14-year-old is one of only six people in the UK to undergo this special procedure and it means he should still be able to watch his beloved Rangers train.
But Robbie is a $6million kid – which might put him out of reach of any club in Scotland.
