I think there's something in that, and it's also a reason why Labour isn't getting much of a hearing. People are really only interested in the pandemic at the moment, and if we talk ab… (View Post)

good list, plus people who sensible people dislike but who influence someone - George Galloway, Melanie Phillips, Nigel Farage, Anjem Choudhary... - just give the impression that EVERYONE is saying t… (View Post)

Anecdata on why people refuse vaccinations (source: council colleagues): Primarily, they are confused by media messaging and it's really that which needs addressing with public information broad… (View Post)

A big difference from Scotland and Wales is that most people in England have no particular view on whether Northern Ireland should be part of the UK or not (Scots are a bit more interested). They… (View Post)

Thanks - interesting. The ability to recognise that one's a good staff officer rather than a good leader is really rare - nearly everyone wants to get to the top, and then not infrequently regre… (View Post)