Sorry about the absence yesterday.

What a disappointment today, though. The Mail has a very promising headline: Right, we've found the gene that can turn you into a leftieAha, I thought. At last, an explanation as to why some apparently intelligent people are prone to believing all sorts of nonsense. Imagine, with some gene therapy Polly Toynbee could be hammering away against the iniquities of comprehensive schooling and pushing for a properly punitive penal policy.

Turns out it's still a distant dream. The story is about left-handers.