Cheer up, we’re not heading to hell in a handbasket… yet

As we judder towards the Commons vote on Brexit on December 11, bombarded with apocalyptic forecasts and the promise of a Corbyn premiership, it’s easy to feel consumed by gloom. Global news is no cheerier: insects are dying out (a major ecological blow); the planet’s heat is fast rising to the point of no return, flash floods are on the up and global economic systems are reported to be in meltdown. One begins to wonder how one