Pictured: The monarch leaving Buckingham Palace on ThursdayIt is understandable that politicians in this country should use the analogy with World War II. In any case, the 'war' analogy has been rendered meaningless after overuse by governments and campaigners, long before the coronavirus struck. The war on drugs, the war on obesity, the war on poverty, the war on plastic, the war on saturated fats . My father's great-aunt, the pianist Dame Myra Hess, originated the wartime concerts in the National Gallery. Myra Hess, who gave it herself, had expected no more than about 50 people to attend.

Source: Daily Mail March 23, 2020 01:30 UTC