This whole argument shows the problem with modelling hypotheticals. You can get whatever number you want in a reality that didn't happen. And if you don't like your results, just tweak the … (View Post)

I remember the Economist a few weeks ago published a forecast of which countries' economies would be least affected by coronavirus. It said that the UK would be one of the least affected. Someti… (View Post)

None whatsoever. Schools should never have been closed. I understand closing them was only put in at the last minute. (View Post)

I hope you're right, but they're letting the argument go by default at the moment, mostly I think because they're afraid of harassment. (View Post)

Let's just demolish the whole planet and start again on Mars. Everybody has ancestors who supported in the slave trade somehow, even if it was only tacitly allowing it to continue. That's w… (View Post)