Anyway, Helen aside, back to the substantive (as we used to say). It's amazing how quickly events are unfolding, and how the Boris government is seen to be behind the pace. I think that the proposal about over-seventies being obliged to stay at home is a step too far. That's more about covering up the Tory-led deficiencies of the NHS than it is about protecting old folk. The thing is, day by day events are overtaking us. I can't go to see my mum in her care home any more, as of yesterday (I've already written her a long letter). I can't ring her as she is profoundly deaf. Damn.