And the lessons for any future pandemic are what exactly? Don't let Boris run the show? He's out already. On the one hand, it is important to record what happened during the pandemic, altho… (View Post)

I'm not so sure. I dimly recall findings that countries that had taken IMF or World Bank loans ended up worse off because typically they were required to slash spending and throw everyone out of… (View Post)

I'd expect there are lots of electricians on zero-hour contracts. The construction industry is quite odd in having a very long tail that actually lays bricks, runs pipes and plugs things in. The… (View Post)

Israel has competing NHS-alikes which might be a more palatable model for both sides of politics. Well, except for the whole Israel thing. (View Post)

In the Russian papers, much scepticism about the peace plan. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6yVMVf2dZWA Steve Rosenberg's review of the Russian press (under 4 minutes). (View Post)