Living in the twilight zone now, as we do, I’m finding it fascinating to see how people spend their time while the world watches, worries, wonders and waits.

Some continue doing what they always did — hustling to get a meal on the table; queuing in increasingly bitter temperatures for a meagre, but welcomed, government grant; or doing none of that at all, because this time of isolation is buffered, for some, by healthy bank balances and time off...