Gradually it is time for Boris Johnson and his government.
The legislative period is half over.
And the brave new world that the British prime minister promised his voters, especially in England, for the post-Brexit period is a long time coming.
For this reason, when the program for the new session of Parliament was presented, the focus was also on projects that are primarily intended to counteract the large increases in the cost of living.
These hit many of those who voted Conservative in the 2019 election for the first time in many years particularly hard.
Johnson hasn't made any significant progress yet, but that's only partly his fault.
The pandemic has ruined many plans and forecasts.
Uncertainty factor Northern Ireland
However, this justification no longer applies in the second half of the legislative period.
Even distributing benefits does not necessarily guarantee success at the ballot box.
Many conservative elected officials who had campaigned for low local tax rates have just experienced this in the local elections.
And Johnson's favorite argument that all good things come from leaving the country could be undone by developments in Northern Ireland, regardless of the cost of living.