Boris Johnson’s mindless optimism won’t do a thing to pull us out of this coronavirus crisis

The prime minister seems to have reacted to his illness with the same casual disregard with which he treats everything that has ever crossed his path, writes Matthew Norman

Johnson characterised his pre-hospital mindset as a 'terrible buoyancy' (EPA)

In this age of wonderment, it’s hard to limp through a day without entertaining a thought that not long ago seemed unthinkable.

Today’s entry in the knock-me-down-with-a-feather file is an article of potential historical import in The Sun on Sunday.