The thing is, it's maddening. From reading the Mail article, it seems there is an EU paper coming out that hopefully adds a bit of flesh to the bone, although as the Mail seem to have had advanced access to the paper, the lack of flesh provided in the article itself is perhaps an indication that none exists.
Either way though, we're in a period where the Tory candidates seem to be striving to gazump one another in the level of fantasy they can engage in, and yet people like Pete, who have had decades running complex, multi-million pound projects, give them a completely free pass and allow them to roll out the 'technology will save us' trope without requiring any kind of detail whatsoever. We've had years to do these investigations, and given that the backstop only really comes into force due to a lack of any kind of technological solution, you'd imagine the last six months would have expedited the need for thorough exploration among hard Brexiteers, yet we've had bugger all.
From David Davis to Boris Johnson, the common theme of those on the inside is that they're woefully ill-prepared and lacking in any kind of attention to detail, which if you were an experienced project manager would surely worry the pants off you, yet Pete waves it all past with scarcely a bad word to say about these utter cowboys. Baffles the heck out of me it does, especially from a supporter of the party who have always liked to laud their competence.
