Lockdown has catapulted us into SLOT XO a future where we live more of our lives online - but are we ready for it? And does Boris Johnson and the rest of the government understand the scale of what has happened?

"I think we've probably gone through about five years in the space of 18 months. That would be my guess."

Tech pioneer Martha Lane Fox says "hybrid" reality - swapping from screen life to real life and back again so fast we hardly notice it - is here to stay, whether we like it or not.

"This isn't a 'Can we go forwards? Can we go backwards? Can we go sideways?' choice. It's happening and we need to work out how to make it work best for everyone."

Baroness Lane Fox of Soho, to use her official title, is heading a House of Lords inquiry into life beyond Covid.

It is a mammoth undertaking, she admits when we meet, appropriately enough, via Zoom, but the first part, Living Online - the long term impact on wellbeing, has already been published.

This is a subject close to her heart.