When
Boris Johnson announced the imposition of a second
lockdown on Saturday, he made much of the apocalyptic figures relating to spiralling rates of infection and death that had prompted him to take such drastic action.
Sadly, the Prime Minister gave no indication he understood the terrible ordeal another lockdown represents for vast swathes of the population.
It's easy to see why this might be the case.
Johnson divides his time between
Downing Street — with access to a garden — and a country home, Chequers, with ten bedrooms and acres of parkland.
While travelling between the two, he does not sit in a crowded train carriage but in a chauffeur-driven car.
I do not say this in the spirit of a class warrior. I appreciate that a man burdened with such weighty responsibilities has to have the facilities and support network to help him carry them out effectively.
Comment: Few public figures in our time have connected political warfare to spiritual warfare with as much knowledge and eloquence as Carlo Maria Viganò. See also: