A feeling of gloom has descended on the whole country, like one of the smogs which I am old enough to remember from my childhood.
Those smogs were dealt with by a series of environmental measures - including two Clean Air Acts (in 1956 and 1968 respectively) which restricted the use of domestic coal and provided grants for people adopting alternatives.
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