Here in England we have now enjoyed our so-called ‘freedom day’ but, as I said last week, this makes me rather nervous. There are many who are far better qualified than I telling us that this is too soon, and that removing most of the restrictions when a new variant is spiralling out of control may not be the most intelligent thing to do. But when was intelligence ever associated with this government? A number of other countries have expressed their concern that we will be exporting it to them by opening up, and I can see why. We have just had a week when daily new infection rates have averaged over 43k, including two days when the rate was more than 50k. Hospitalisations of Covid patients are 38% higher than a week ago, and the NHS is facing ever-increasing pressure. Our recently appointed Secretary of State for Health, Sajid…