Only Britain has been forced to deal with a Brexdemic

All countries have suffered Covid, but the UK has uniquely been exposed to the economic and moral damage of Brexit too

So far, the Johnson government has hidden behind the disruption of Covid to divert attention from the consequences of Brexit.

But not for much longer. The chaos caused by the removal of the Team GB economy from the single market while leaving Northern Ireland within is already manifest. It is also abundantly clear that the disruption of Northern Ireland's trade cannot be blamed on, or confused with, Covid-induced damage.

It is not just Brexit. It is what Brexit brought in its wake: the erosion of respect for the rule of law, and a corruption and coarsening of standards