We are now entering that period of the year when it becomes increasingly difficult to prise that duvet off our leaden bones and face the doom and gloom outside and its attendant obstacles. We’ve been lucky so far but one feels that frosty windscreens, numb fingers and treacherous roads and pavements are just around the corner. It’s hard enough to get up for the daily grind on a good day, but at this time of year reluctance can take on the weight of an existential breakdown.