MELANIE PHILLIPS THINKS THAT BORIS HAS GOT IT WRONG ON COVID-19

Hello and welcome to my rapid response service. This is what has got me zooming back to my computer once again. Like many others, I have previously cut Boris Johnson a lot of slack over the Covid-19 emergency in view of the terrible choices he's having to make. I'm afraid, though, that his address to the nation this evening has merely deepened the impression that this is a prime minister who is not in control of events at all. For my take on this latest development in Britain's virus crisis, please click here. Today's Most Popular Post The Family of Darius before Alexander; Francesco Salvator Fontebasso, 1750 Although Labour's new leader, Sir Keir Starmer, has made the right noises about ridding his party of antisemitism the signs are still not good. Read me here on how Britain's Jewish community is jumping the gun in welcoming Labour back into the fold.