“There is no magic Money Tree,” at least that’s what the Grim Leader (for new readers, Mrs May) told us; but it seems the Tories can produce the old spondulicks when required; or when they require.

And that is precisely my point: they were happy to trash the welfare state; close libraries, lay off police, cut real terms funding of the health and care services… I could go on; but now faced with a pandemic which might affect them, which has laid their leader low, there is no stopping the amount they are prepared to spend