In end, what matters is how many people died of covid. It doesn't make difference to them why they died of covid, whether from lack of a timely vaccine or inadequate suppression policies (even if wer… (View Post)

In principle, it should be possible to configure a UBI such that everyone pays/receives roughly the same net taxes/benefits as they currently do, but with much less administrative hassle and intrusio… (View Post)

Quite a few people have gone down with covid at the missus's workplace. During the first wave, they were the sociable ones - members of choirs, party animals, etc. - but those that caught it during t… (View Post)

I guess a two-party system is the inevitable result of a FPTP voting system. Is there anywhere that uses FPTP and doesn't have a 2-party system? (View Post)

My missus should be having her Pfizer shot at work even as we speak. She works for the NHS, but in the labs, not in a public facing role. She's early 50s and healthy, so you'd think that others shoul… (View Post)