Every necessary response to Covid requires significant government action. There is no solution to this crisis without that.
Sunday, January 9th, 2022As The Observer notes this morning: Covid should be treated as an endemic virus similar to flu, and ministers should end mass-vaccination after the booster
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One day we will need to hold those who have decided to tolerate deaths so that they might claim 'freedom' to not wear a face mask to account for their actions
Wednesday, January 5th, 2022I wrote this tweet last night, having watched some of the PM’s press conference: I am struggling to get my head around this. The NHS
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Has the Tory's time come?
Tuesday, December 28th, 2021Only a bit over a week ago I noted that unless the government decided there and then that they must take action to tackle the
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The failure to take measures to stop the spread of Covid this week must be named for what it would be, which is an evil act
Sunday, December 26th, 2021Seeing a headline like this in The Observer this morning is worrying: The message from the far-right Covid deniers is that to lead the Tories
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All I want for Christmas is a government capable of acting in the public interest
Monday, December 20th, 2021I know it is Christmas week. And I do know the significance of Christmas for many, although I will admit that my mother’s distaste for
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The Covid response suggests that Tory MPs now think that delivering death in the community is what politics is all about
Monday, December 13th, 2021We have, according to Boris Johnson, a national emergency. For once, I will not disagree with him. Omicron is creating a crisis with regard to
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The question is not if but when the government will have to react to the economic pressures of omicron
Sunday, December 5th, 2021The last week has seen a number of major news stories, from the deaths of refugees, to the sleaze of a government that partied whilst
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Wise people are urging caution. Our ministers are responding with reckless indifference to the people of this country.
Sunday, November 28th, 2021It is rare that the difference between politics and the scientific method is so starkly seen as it is this weekend. I read a great
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Greed is a threat to democracy
Tuesday, November 9th, 2021As many have reported, the US Federal Reserve has issued a warning on inflated asset prices overnight as US stock markets hit another new record
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