• WITHOUT condoning bad behaviour concerning the recent “accosting” of Chris Whitty and the more recent events of violence at Wembley – a tone of anger is easily observable among many citizens, especially manifesting in younger people.

Those who once voted for Boris Johnson are now rightly feeling that it was all just a big con – transference en masse.

In the former instance of Chris Whitty, politicians should look at themselves instead of scapegoating young people.

The confluence of misinformation, mixed messaging concerning quickly advancing science, and blatant politicisation has created an atmosphere of distrust and suspicion, creating a climate for the perfect storm.

Secondly the incidents at Wembley once again highlight the rich and poor divide.

The pathetic attempts of Boris Johnson and Priti Patel to be firm from the start concerning racist abuse go even further to highlight the total lack of authenticity within the government.

Patel can’t even convince herself; and Johnson with his new baby blond quiff debonair hair does what he always does – arrives too late when he has to.

He looks a bit bored now, no longer using so much hyperbolic periphrasis and would probably rather someone else take over – as long as its another party not his own – that would be hard!

We need an opposition to get passionate enough on behalf of the people to save the country from scapegoating the few and becoming angry for themselves.

I know several people who wanted England’s defeat on Sunday because they just couldn’t bear to think how Johnson would have used it for his own political agenda.

What was Sweet Caroline about? It has come to something when we have to keep reverting to the past because we don’t have a country that we believe in with enough passion to write a new anthem.

To create a meaningful song that reflects the true spirit of the people you need cohesion and consolidation in all areas of life.

And that is why sport and government need to be aligned and why currently we can only sing a nostalgic song about a woman who we don’t even know or even care about.

SUE BANKS, NW1