And yes, this is the same Gerald Batten who believes invoking Article 50 is a "humiliating and dishonourable course of action".

With a hitherto unrealised sense of humour, though, David Cameron is today to attend the meeting in Watford, driving the wuzzies to new heights of frenzy as they declaim the "New World Order" unfolding in front of their very eyes.

But, in fact, there are any number of such meetings of the rich and powerful – many so secret you don't even know they are happening, or where they are held. And it has always been the case since the dawn of civilisation, that rich and powerful men (and women) get together on occasions to chew the fat, and rig things to their advantage.

In truth, what makes this group so sinister, and gets the likes of Batten fulminating, is that it has a mysterious-sounding name, even if it is an accident of history. The name comes from the Dutch hotel at Oosterbeek, near Arnhem, where the first meeting was held in 1954. Worse still - horror of horrors - it is a foreign name. But just imagine how it would have been regarded if, say, it had first met in the Old Swan Hotel, and taken its name from that establishment.

The thing is, if you want to get worked up about the New World Order, there is plenty to go at. And for a conspiracy of world bankers try the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision where dangerous forces are truly at work.

As always, though, the wuzzies go for the cheap, superficial shot. Any passing conspiracy theory will do – anything to save the effort of actually finding out how the world really works and where the real threats lie. Whether it is "trilaterals", the "illuminati", the "bob-the-builder-burgers", or even shape-shifting lizards, there will always be a constituency ready indulge in their fantasies about mysterious forces ruling the world.

The irony is, however, that we do have a New World Order in the making but, as Booker points out, it is readily visible, hiding in plain sight. This is the real world, but it is far to difficult for the wuzzies to understand. They find it so much easier to parade outside a Watford hotel and hyperventilate. Then they wonder why we don't take them seriously.

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