An email dropped into my inbox this week, saying: “These cities are the WORST for commuters.” The city I live in was included on the list.

Cardiff was among the five worst places to be a commuter in Britain, apparently. The other four were Edinburgh, Manchester, Plymouth and Liverpool. The email said a huge percentage of people in these cities found commuting “extremely stressful”. Long journey times, delayed or cancelled trains and cost were the biggest issues.

But the timing of this email…