The government is running a campaign of fear. From the low level of job security and financial dependence to the higher ground of terrorism, every day the media reminds us of all the reasons for which we are so eagerly throwing away our freedoms.

But I must confess that I, as well, employ a similar tactic. Without necessarily adding myself to their ranks, I feel that all revolutionaries do. ‘We’ remind you of what you may be giving up in the long run, in the hope that the fear it triggers is of persuative enough to generate a reaction. Nobody’s to say either side is right. But as I have said before, it is a matter of balance. Let yourself pulled a bit to either side. Certainly you are able to see danger for yourself - and think which arguments make more sense. But it is easy to miss the consequences of some actions - or, worse, to downplay them. Comfort is better than struggle, but the bread and the circus will run out eventually.

I’m sorry to sometimes use ‘their’ methods. But I, too, am afraid.