Brexit delay hint from Hunt - A50 pause must mean new ideas

Penicillin, X-ray images, artificial sweetener, potato crisps and even Coca Cola were all discovered accidentally, confirming one of Mark Twain’s wisdoms dressed as witticism: “Name the greatest of all inventors — accident.”

There is an unnerving optimism around the hope that great events might be ordered by chance, but as each day passes, it seems more likely that the Brexit standoff might have to rely on one of Donald Rumsfeld’s unknown unknowns for a resolution.