Covid Was Perfect Reason To Skip Christmas Cult Of Commercialism

John Lennon, he of the round-rimmed glasses and penchant for a long lie, knew how to bash out a cheery Christmas song.

- Annie Brown

The words seem prophetic now. A very merry Christmas, and a happy New Year, let’s hope it’s a good one. Without any fear

And so this is Christmas. And what have we done? Hope we haven’t killed granny for the sake of some fun.

Now the mother of the nation, Nicola Sturgeon, is hoping the bike she let the kid have doesn’t land them in a ditch.

This pandemic has us by the baubles and at Christmas it gets to twist its grip and do permanent damage.

Of all the crappy gifts, lifting restrictions for Christmas is up there with socks and a pound store soap set.

Sturgeon is clearly uneasy but perhaps felt pressured by a collective hissy fit if England gets to play and we don’t.

The last thing we should do is hitch ourselves to the sledge of Bad Santa Boris and his evil populist elves.

For the most part Scotland has steered its own course, with mixed success, but now is not the time to give in to the spoiled brat in us all.