The State of the Nation: The Nation is in a State

“Have you got a temperature?” the pharmacist asks. No, I am fine. She has to check as I am about to get a flu jab. Flu, we are told, could kill as many people this winter as Covid. Last year there was less flu because we were not mixing. This year who knows? “Can I get my Covid Booster shot here?” I ask. The Health Minister Sajid Javid said  that anyone…