I'd press Like if it wasn't so sad and infuriating. (I think the other big mistake was not to open the schools first and assess the impact of that before opening anything else. And of cours… (View Post)

The SNP in 2007 at least was the largest party, with Salmond becoming FM because the minor parties abstained in the FM vote. Minority government becomes much harder when other parties actually have t… (View Post)

Agreed, but as with the vaccines, the effect on the R rate multiplies week after week, while the effects on hospitalisations and deaths per case are one-off factors. (View Post)

The average age of Covid cases in ICU is around 60. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-55586994 (View Post)

Also, airports and planes of course are completely exempt from the risks of airborne transmission that pubs and busses suffer from. (View Post)