Mr Mueller’s opinion piece (GA 17/9) has proved to be the most wonderful conclusion to a little social science experiment I conducted on Twitter last weekend. So much so, that I want to thank him for using his column to highlight it.

It’s always disappointing when a politician plays silly political games, let alone during a national health and economic crisis. Paul Edbrooke’s comments in ‘Rail extension at a ‘standstill’’ (The Times, 30/3/20) is game-playing at its worst.