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It was exactly 24 hours later that the EU showed the ‘values it holds dear’ by announcing it planned to impound life-saving Covid vaccines which were destined for Northern Ireland.
As for Heseltine and the European Movement, their latest missive which came across my desk yesterday does not even mention the vaccine fiasco but bangs on about ‘building back what we lost’.
Bring back Reagan and Mrs T
Most actresses who play Margaret Thatcher, whether it’s Meryl Streep or Lindsay Duncan, insist on denouncing the woman and her politics before taking a fat cheque to portray her on screen.
Now imagine how tough it is for the children from the poorest, most under-privileged homes in society.
Ask yourself if you could cope in a crowded flat in a tower block, cooped up with three or four siblings and a single parent who is struggling to help you access any sort of education at all.
And think, too, about children in rural homes where the broadband is weak to non-existent, competing for internet access with other siblings and a parent who needs to work from home.
Or maybe you don’t have a computer at all, because it’s been broken or stolen. You’re trying to download homework on your phone, but the screen is too small and you’ve used up your network’s ‘data allowance’ for this month.