Today’s debates take us through so many ages

Aday as prime minister might feel like a decade, but after the past week Theresa May can be forgiven for wondering what era she’s woken up in. First she was flung into the 1950s when a picture of her and Nicola Sturgeon – who outrageously both have legs – adorned the front page of The Daily Mail.

“Never mind Brexit, who won Legs-it!” asked the paper, which in its excitement at having thought of the world’s worst pun forgot about the need for a question mark.

Mrs May dismissed the Mail’s sexism as “a bit of fun”, adding she was used to the media treating her differently because of her gender. Welcome to 2017.

Then former Tory leader Michael Howard helped her out by shoving her into 1982: “Thirtyfive years ago another woman Prime Minister sent a taskforce to defend the freedom of another small group of British people against another Spanish-speaking country and I’m absolutely certain Mrs May will show the same resolve in standing by the people of Gibraltar.” Worrying to say the least.

This week, Mrs May has taken control and picked a far more modern battleground and an arguably smaller opponent in the shape of Cadbury.

The chocolate giant has rebranded its Easter Egg Trail the Great British Egg Hunt to make the event more inclusive. It was a step too far for the PM, who condemned the move as “absolutely ridiculous”.

To me the most offensive thing about the new title is the desperation to link every new event, TV show or pizza topping to the Great British Bake Off – after the Great Pottery Throw Down I was certain we could stoop no lower.

A journey from post-war chauvinism to 21st century political correctness with a brief stop-off at Thatcherist war-mongering all in the space of seven days. At this rate Mrs May will have to convince us all the world isn’t flat by the end of the month.