Children are back at school in Scotland. And look what has happened to the number of reported Covid cases: The number yesterday was about double
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The Office for National Statistics is reporting that the country is still in lockdown
Fascinating stuff from the Office for National Statistics this morning on Twitter: What does this say? I suggest three things. First, much of the country
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If you thought Covid was all over, think again
If you thought Covid was all over this short thread from the quite amazing Prof Christina Pagel suggests otherwise: Those graphs should end any sense
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The myth that corporations know the answer to all life’s mysteries may have been shattered. The world will be a better place if it has been.
The world has changed. Covid is the main reason. In the UK Brexit is also a major factor. Add them together and the assumption of
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Covid is a class issue: no wonder the Tories don’t care
This tweet is very telling, and comes from a very reliable Twitter commentator and source: What I do not agree with is that this is
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Is the UK back in lockdown?
July 19 was meant to be Freedom Day. Entirely rationally, given my age, I decided it was the exact opposite and as a result have
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Why are Covid cases declining?
On 17 July there were 54,674 new Covid cases. There were forecasts that cases could reach well over 100,000 a day. On the basis of
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The Public Accounts Committee is right: government accounting is CRAP (a Completely Rubbish APproximation to the truth)
I posted this thread (with a few bits shortened for Twitter) on my Twitter account this morning: According to press reports this morning ‘Britain faces
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Of all the options available to pay for social care national insurance is easily the worst
I have posted this threat to Twitter this morning: The idea that national insurance should pay for the increased cost of social care for the
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