And suddenly it all slots into place.

Quoth Laban:

I'd been wondering for a long time why science education was being dumbed down so much, to seeming government indifference.

The fact that these guys can't put anything that makes a bang together is a tribute to our education system. I understand now that Blair and Brown have been playing the long game — ensuring that anyone who hates them won't have the skills to do anything about it.