Families...

Families, eh? The PM’s brother has just resigned his seat in parliament (according to Theresa Griffith MEP, this makes Jo Johnson “The first example of a politician stepping down to spend less time with their family”). The country seems to be going through a protracted nervous breakdown. However, instead of some gentle therapy for our debilitating neuroses, we seem to be intent on making matters infinitely worse. God knows where this Brexit farago is headed. I’m reminded of that Chinese curse: “May you live in interesting times”.

Licenced today: The Old Neptune pub in Whitstable, Kent...