A bit of anecdata from the front: A few of my missus's colleagues, who are NHS scientists and normally work in an office environment, volunteered last weekend to help out with what they thought would… (View Post)

It's fantastic that we're doing so well on vaccinations, but terrible that our need to vaccinate is so desperately urgent. (View Post)

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)