With apologies to Neil Henderson here is a sequential set of “front page news” headlines from the Great British mainstream media over the past four days:




When the Danse Macabre is over and the inevitable “second wave” of Covid-19 invades “This royal throne of kings, this sceptred isle” who do you suppose will take the blame?
Here is our glorious government’s alleged message du jour:

Plus some creative alternative messages gleaned from Twitter this morning:
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Here is the Daily Telegraph’s version of Boris Johnson’s speech to the once United Kingdom, pre-recorded then broadcast at 19:00 hours British Summer Time:
The mainstream media’s response this morning, via Helena Wilkinson for a change: