Nah. In no country where they have changed to PR has the previous party setup remained unchanged. The FDP were supposed to be permanent kingmakers in Germany, for example; that's rather changed.… (View Post)

Looking at reported cases in England (so removing Scotland from the equation) against day of the week: The step up usually comes between Tuesday and Thursday. Then it flattens from Thursday to Friday… (View Post)

I warned you your heart wouldn’t take it at your age, Leon, but would you listen? (View Post)

Scotland, which was the worst area for case growth, has suddenly plateaued this week. That schools broke up a short while ago is not, I suspect, a coincidence. (View Post)

Meanwhile, in England, case rate growth seems to have slowed somewhat (although still growing). My instinct is that schools breaking up will have a far more significant effect than ever before (when … (View Post)