It feels like I'm living in some strange dystopian world. A participant in a near future docu-drama like 28 Days. The Government has capitulated to the Mob. No one feels safe. I'm so accustomed to hearing police sirens over the years that I no longer hear them; that's changed, every blast and hoot of a siren sets my teeth on edge.

We're living in a fear.

The Ledbury, a two star Michelin restaurant about a mile away from my flat, was stormed by masked men. The staff fought them off with rolling pins and kitchen implements and herded the diners into the wine cellar for their own safety. Mad...

And this virus is spreading: Bristol, Liverpool, Manchester...