Today was a special day. In the words of Ukip’s interim leader, Gerard Batten: “It’s exactly 12 months until the day that we don’t really leave the EU.”

To celebrate, Theresa May went on a special whistle-stop tour, taking in all four nations of the UK. She visited Ayr in Scotland, Barry in Wales, Newcastle in England and Bangor in Northern Ireland. It felt fitting, somehow, that she should spent the Northern Irish leg about as far from the border as possible.

The Prime Minister didn’t make any speeches, but from time to time she did pause to say the word “opportunities” over and over again to camera. “The opportunities that Brexit provides… great opportunities… real opportunities… opportunities for agriculture… opportunities for other sectors… take the opportunities… grasp the opportunities… seize the opportunities…”

According to psychologists there’s a phenomenon called semantic satiation, in which the listener hears a word repeated so often that it loses all meaning, and becomes no more than a noise. I think I know the feeling.

Mrs May also granted an interview to the BBC. It was the usual model of clarity.

BBC: “How will you pay for your NHS pledge?”

Mrs May: “What I’m clear about is we do want a multi-year funding settlement for the NHS.”