The case for lockdown falls apart more each day, but our leaders are in too deep to dig us out

Despite tragic mortality figures, Spain and Italy have not resisted the most gradual and tentative of easing in their national lockdowns. Yet the UK government continues to insist that the subject cannot even be discussed yet, apparently awaiting the passing of some kind of Coronavirus peak that will come and go at some point unknown.

Grown-up thinking is required when it comes to the NHS, but don't hold your breath

We really need to have a difficult conversation about the NHS. No, not you and I, dear reader, but as a society. The NHS is rightly praised because it achieves well when it comes to the most difficult balancing act in healthcare: combining quality and access in the right combination.