Probably because I mention my husband at regular intervals, which would result in inevitable assumptions. The rainbow flag brigades are not *that* numerous (though it'll be interesting to see what th… (View Post)

The last thing that really derailed me was the panic over the SA variant. Once it became apparent that (a) the Kent plague had effectively already crowded it out, (b) that (according to my limited un… (View Post)

Hard to say in these cases. I don't generally see people out in them, though I did leave mine on when I was walking home from shopping this afternoon - realised I'd left it about a third of the way b… (View Post)

The pandemic is almost over in the UK, and you solve the problem of large-scale importation from abroad with travel restrictions. Small-scale importation (e.g. through truck drivers) isn't going to b… (View Post)

Now, was the A&E in Hartlepool closed down because of unnecessary penny-pinching, or because it was considered a good idea from a clinical point of view to concentrate acute services in one, larg… (View Post)