The significance of 2017 is overdone. I know that the arguments are well-rehearsed, but they're perhaps worth repeating at this juncture: voters were mainly looking at the Tory car crash (a suic… (View Post)

"Reports that say that something hasn't happened are always interesting to me, because as we know, there are known knowns; there are things we know we know. We also know there are known unk… (View Post)

That's an interesting piece, but especially the ending: Though private polling before the elections, which are scheduled for 6 May, has been mixed – described in briefings as abysmal in some pla… (View Post)

From gov.uk - estimates of R in the UK, expressed as ranges: 06-Nov-20 1.1 1.3 13-Nov-20 1 1.2 20-Nov-20 1 1.1 27-Nov-20 0.9 1 04-Dec-20 0.8 1 11-Dec-20 0.9 1 18-Dec-20 1.1 1.2 23-Dec-20 1.1 1.3 08-J… (View Post)

1. Did anyone bother to differentiate in the questioning between "something like September" and "total lockdown?" 2. Is this a variation on "I approve of higher taxes - for o… (View Post)