Others on the left call for a populist campaign for a “Lexit” – a leftwing exit from the EU.

Some of the most beautiful and thus appealing physical theories, including quantum electrodynamics and quantum gravity, have been dogged for decades by infinities that erupt when theorists try to prod their calculations into new domains.

They joined Sunderland and Middlesbrough in crashing out of the competition at the third-round stage this season.

I saw you steal those sweets. Now you're for the high jump!