You might find all these "mights" and "might nots" rather unsatisfying.
But on present evidence, it is legitimate to wonder whether, once the pieces settle, Britain's place in the world might not look rather the same as it did before.
It's impossible not to covet Margot's vintage Fendi fur coat, Lacoste tennis dress, brown penny loafers and Hermès Birkin – and to even wonder if a false finger mightn't be rather chic.
Also in America, suddenly, was Sharon Horgan, continuing her very welcome bid for global domination – well, mightn't you rather have her, and Amy Schumer, in charge, when you see the alternatives?
The question is whether it might not be sooner rather than later.
But it's not hard to understand why some record sores might not: they would rather have a steady trickle of loyal customers than an annual stampede that feels like Black Friday at Wal-mart.
Peppering his argument with pained references to the few that persist in asking whether the planet might not already be rather crowded – David Attenborough and Joanna Lumley among those cited with purse-lipped disapproval – Dorling is the perfect anti-Malthusian.
Many had made themselves easy targets by concentrating too much on the financial minutiae of future plans that might or might not be implemented, rather than looking at the broader picture.Planning was further undermined by the myths surrounding the so-called "new economy".
The best business is in unlocking good cases that otherwise might not be filed, rather than in funding a slew of uncertain ones in the hope that some are settled for their "nuisance value", or that a few big wins pay for the rest.For now, demand for outside funding outstrips supply.
Yet many reviewers, with fists clenched tighter than Scrooge himself, just cannot quite see past the mask oftechnology, while some even dare to wonder whether the whole affair might not have been rather better presented in old fashioned live action with not a pixel to be seen.
