THE SPIN FOOL’S GOLD
ust over a year ago, as the UK was coming up for air following the harshest period of lockdown of the whole pandemic, Boris Johnson stood up in Parliament and claimed that this, “should be a new golden age for cycling.” The ‘golden age’ bit and the endless possibilities of such a nirvana was pounced upon over many column inches but seasoned Johnson observers’ eyes will have settled built a whole episode around a prime minister’s use of the word ‘should’ not having the certainty that you think it might:
