How I miss the simple pleasures of browsing a sumptuous shop If the high street is endangered, so too is browsing as I once cherished it 11 April 2021 • 8:17pm If you go down to the shops today, among the exotic sights of our newly restored freedom, you might spot the elegant figure of the government adviser, Dame Helena Morrissey, who recently announced her intention to celebrate the reopening of the high street by nipping to M&S for some undies. For now, I am resisting the temptation to join Lady Morrissey among the balcony bras and matching Brazilian knickers. The back-to-back sales of lockdown mean that I have accumulated enough stuff to last until the end of time.