The weather has been really mild this winter (oh dear). I came home slightly sweaty after a winter cycle into town which surely shouldn’t be a thing. I commented that all of the shops now have their Christmas stuff out and it feels like Christmas stuff can be flogged at any time of year. “In fact,” I said struck by a stroke of genius, “it’s always Christmas and never winter.” Literally no one in my family found this as brilliant as I did. I offer it therefore to this audience which I can only hope is more discerning.