The problem is that there's no such thing as a scientific consensus around what to do, beyond a vague general sense that one ought to be cautious - which is what the Government appears to be doing by… (View Post)

Except that Bolton is actually an example of the efficacy of vaccinations. Despite having below average rates of vaccine coverage, it's still weathered the storm of this supposedly terrifying Indian … (View Post)

The truth is somewhat more complicated. Things are a great deal better than they were, but try as a gay couple walking down a busy street holding hands, and in most of the country you'd do well to ge… (View Post)

You do have to wonder, with the amount of time so many of these advanced industrialised countries have had to ramp up their testing and yet seem not to have bothered to do so, whether they are failin… (View Post)

The current data for Bolton are freely available on the Covid dashboard (caveat: the hospital figures were last updated on the 23rd): Patients admitted in most recent seven day reporting period: 34 (… (View Post)