”Over the last few months the message from central government has changed from social responsibility to lifestyle choice. "we are not going to do anything proactive so it is up to the individual to decided whether or not they want to put the lives of others in the community at risk."

And, of course, the true purpose of the government’s approach is to provide themselves with an easy ‘get-out-of-jail-free’ card when it all goes tits-up and infection-rates are on the rise again - “You wanted ‘freedom’, we gave you what you wanted, we advised you to use your common sense, but you didn’t. It’s all your fault, nothing to do with us.”