"Necessity is the plea for every infringement of human freedom. It is the argument of tyrants; it is the creed of slaves." William Pitt the Younger #christmasiscancelled

Half of London will go out to buy a Christmas dinner tomorrow packing the supermarkets. The other half will ignore this and all future lockdown instructions. This is an ill thought-out kneejerk response to the problem that will make things worse. #christmasiscancelled

4th day waiting all day for passport no-show. 4 days lost work. Average waiting time when calling customer support has been about an hour on an 0345 number. Twice the call has cut-off while on hold for more than 30 mins. Appalling TNT. @HM_Passport @TNTUKCare