he main obstacle to my life’s dream of sailing in Ireland is that until now there’s been no way of getting there, as it’s entirely surrounded by water. But at last my hopes of wafting down the Shannon in my tralier-sailer may one day be realised. Historians among you may recall that Boris Johnson was once Prime Minister, and that he once proposed an undersea tunnel to Ireland. By the time you read this he may well be again, and if that happens
