Reportedly, the (unvaccinated) omicron patient in Belgium returned from Egypt 11 days ago. To me this strongly indicates community transmission in Belgium. I don't see how reconcile an actual 11… (View Post)

It wouldn't be the UK Government - it would be the Electoral Commission which after the 2014 SindyRef but before the 2016EuRef decided that "positively" phrased questions "yes/no&… (View Post)

Mayor of Cape Town: If we know we’re going to get punished for detecting new variants, as in the past...then surely, we should know what we’re dealing with before we go and announce it to the world.… (View Post)

Would love to hear a fair defence of this behaviour. French ministers make ad hominem attacks on UK counterparts—accurate or not—then officially tweet them out, but the publication of a letter crosse… (View Post)

R4 reporting actor Matthew Macfadyen on why he doesn't use social media - his son told him "Twitter is for old angry people, Facebook is for old people and Instagram is for people who want … (View Post)