It didn't have to be essential. It was certainly safer than staying in London. 3 cases in South Tyrol. About 200 in London at the time. I skied alone and stayed in an almost deserted hotel. I wa… (View Post)

I agree that that Boris has been admirably liberal. I hope it can continue like this. I wasn't referring to Boris. I was referring to authoritarian keyboard warriors. (View Post)

I think PB has an unhealthy proportionof authoritarians ("Do as you are told FFS") and hysterics ("It's the end of the world as we know it"). This will turn out to be serious… (View Post)

The parent/child relationship reverses when you get to about 75 and they tell you what to do. Later they will look after you. But if they are over 30 and you are under 60 I think is more productive t… (View Post)

The hysteria meme is even more contagious than Covid-19 and might prove to be more dangerous when the dust has settled. (View Post)