Jekyll and Hyde

Grant Shapps' podium appearance announcing (or more properly re-announcing) the biggest investment in walking and cycling this country has ever seen was limp and lacklustre. You detected that the petrolhead/pilot side of Mr Shapps had to be suppressed, and broke through at the end: "There will be further announcements about the huge investment we’re making in road and rail networks – taking advantage of their low usership during this COVID crisis."

Maybe it's time for Boris's cycling supremo, the always reliable Andrew Gilligan, to get back to the microphone.  Or perhaps he's busy sorting out Covid-19 testing.