During an exchange on the Union and the prospect of a second independence referendum, Dr Philippa Whitford asked Alister Jack, the Scotland secretary, whether he believes “the best recipe for a happy marriage is to lock up the wife, take away her chequebook and just keep refusing a divorce?”

"It seems a very brutal thing to do to the badgers, with some of them likely already pregnant."

A global collaboration focused on raising awareness of the injustices people of colour face daily.

“It wasn’t effective in the policy goal that it was seeking to achieve and on top of that, the legal and humanitarian concerns should be cause for great pause."

As the rest of us crawl out of the Covid trenches - dazed, confused and war-weary - we will be sent straight back to the frontline, to deal with the economic fall-out from Brexit.

Labour’s analysis of PR spending by the Government revealed the vast bulk of the £130 million was part of a four-year deal with Manning Gottlieb OMD signed in 2018, rather than a response to the pandemic.

Not for the first time, the Conservatives find that their own self-interest and a principle of good governance coincide.

“The growing reliance on private providers, some of whom are making millions, is another symptom of a system failing to prioritise the needs of children."

The benefits of the tougher restrictions since late September – including the curfew, table service and mandatory use of face masks when moving around pubs – are “questionable”, according to the outspoken pub chief.