Social distancing in supermarkets has never been a thing. Whether the place as a whole is packed out or not depends on how good the control on the doors is; once people are in then they go where they… (View Post)

Meanwhile, Italy's exciting new system of four tiers of house arrest is proving about as successful, and lasting about as long, as the English one did. From the Graun: Italy’s government is expe… (View Post)

Well that's all very nice for Scotland. What England gets in return for throwing money at Paisley that could be just as easily spent in Preston (or left in the bank) God alone knows. (View Post)

That was the rumour I appear to remember reading (though probably not from the same source.) Anyway, that's why I equivocated. Clearly if it's no good for steel then we shouldn't be di… (View Post)

I have heard about this but I don't think it's been discussed down thread, unless I've missed something...? Anyway, if this is as good as the trials suggest and it can be produced in d… (View Post)