Baby boomers are much more worried about the NHS than their pensions, Mr Sunak

‘Pensioners aren’t stupid… they’re in danger of paying tax on their state pension because of Sunak freezing the tax threshold.’ Photograph: Adrian Sherratt/Alamy

One week done, five to go. Hang in there, people. What have we learned? That the Conservatives plan to spray around lots of policies. Fair enough – talking about a zany new idea for the future avoids a conversation about the past (stagnant wages plus ubiquitous potholes mean the public has largely made up its mind about the Conservatives).

These aren’t random announcements – they’re aimed at older, 2019 Tory voters now wobbling Reform-wards (which is why the young Sunak is proposing some mandatory youth “volunteering”).