Cummings clan have feelings, too

On a deeply personal note, watching the very public focus on Dominic Cummings over the past few days has brought back vivid memories of finding myself — and my family — similarly under siege in the run-up to, and beyond, the eU referendum.

it’s no exaggeration to say the relentless hostility almost broke me, and there are times when it feels as if it may yet do so. Whatever mistakes Cummings may have made, being the target of so much anger and negativity is a very difficult thing for a human being to bear — and he is, after all, human, despite what his detractors would have you believe.

it’s even harder for his wife and child, who arguably suffer twice, as targets themselves and seeing him hauled over the coals.

it makes me question why anyone would want to be in politics. Because, trust me, no amount of power or influence, real or perceived, is worth seeing your loved ones destroyed in this way.