The claims appear to be nonsense but the reaction shows the anger at the idea.

We have been provided with an unprecedented opportunity to ensure that our relationship with the environment can evolve to become more sustainable.

The impression was of a government meandering with little idea of where it were going or when it would get there.

Johnson just wants to kick back. The lockdown is virtually over. Summer beckons and the talk is of holidays and air bridges.

The practical barriers can be addressed but how can we fix a collective consciousness that accepts it is virtually impossible for a working-class writer to be published?

The exploitation of resentment and selfishness has become central to politics in Britain today.

Our current model isn’t working; we need a profound change, and we need it quickly. It’s up to us all to act swiftly, to mobilise and realise the opportunities of a circular economy.

Other European countries have started sending kids back to school, but as we have seen, we are not like other countries.

So much for leaving no one behind. We most certainly are not “all in this together.