Tories 10 points ahead of Labour - Corbyn now a real liability in Brexit war

The everyday language used to colour political discourse hardly seems equal to keeping pace with the convention-shattering chaos of trying to deliver on the 2016 52/48 Brexit vote.

Analogies are pointless because, like the people of the Bahamas battered by Hurricane Dorian, we are dealing with something far, far beyond our experience. Ever since Boris Johnson became Britain’s prime minister comparisons that served political analysts well for generations have lost their potency. Just like sterling, their currency has fallen.