[ritchiebaby]

Boris is making the big mistake that John Major did back in the day - he's in a hole and keeps on digging, trying to please as many factions within his own party and business as he can, failing miserably in the process. Apparently English cretins will be able to go and sunbathe in parks, surely a recipe for disaster. And drive long distances to do it.

The media are hardly innocent in this either. They've been pushing for weeks to get restrictions lifted and, for some unfathomable reason, Boris has let them push the agenda. For some time I've thought some of the public's questions were ridiculous until i heard some supposedly intelligent journalists have their turn.

Finally, a word of praise for Nicola. She's not one of my favourites, but she is an excellent speaker and won't be pushed around. In today's press conference, she handled everything very well and re-iterated the Scottish position forcibly, and didn't allow herself to be drawn into party politics or personalities.