In 2020, thousands died in care homes unnecessarily because their voices went unheard while the government prioritised the lives of others. Their privilege is not immediately self-evident. (View Post)

On topic, you wonder who could have a favourable opinion of this lazy out-of-his-depth incompetent. Clearly Brexit acts like beer goggles for Leavers. (View Post)

Hardly a surprise. When we get a new lethal pandemic that takes many varied forms and suddenly we see lots more deaths than expected normally, the pandemic is highly likely to be the cause of most of… (View Post)

Claims to fame: aged 9, I was one of a group of children interviewed by Ronald Blythe, author of Akenfield, for the Sunday Times. The name Alastair made a few appearances in the article - correctly s… (View Post)

The general impression - Britain is doing lamentably badly by comparison with its neighbours now - is fair enough. Quibbling over the statistical detail is rather missing the point. (View Post)