At the beginning of February Boris Johnson set out his heroic vision of a Superman among countries, the UK, that would not lock down "beyond what was medically rational" but would instead continue to exchange goods and do business as usual. Only for this Superman then to go into hiding, and do a total lockdown. Superman got cold feet and went into hiding. Boris wanted so hard for Britain to be a Superman, but he had to face reality and let it be the only thing it could be, Invisible Boy. Hiding in the shadows. How tragic, how comical, when a man's ambitions are so thwarted by the mediocrity of his means. He wanted Britain to be Superman, but nature didn't make her that way.