I was chatting to my sister not long ago on the topic of Brexit and the EU (what else is there to talk about these days?) and pointed out that individual European countries were not always entirely happy with the edicts flowing from Brussels. She riposted, “Look at Hungary! Their Prime Minister is now bribing women to have more children!” I queried her use of the word “bribe”, which is normally associated with corruption, and suggested that to offer state support for families, mothers and fathers – surely the bedrock of any sane society – is hardly on a level with bribery.