Focusing on the vaccine is definitely right - regardless of how one reads the figures, there is plenty of Covid still around and plenty of people on ventilators. Not going all out to promote boosters… (View Post)

By the way, on topic, my understanding is that Labour is making a serious effort in Bexley, and the LibDems are not going to throw the kitchen sink at it. The Tories will still win, but I expect the … (View Post)

You're both right, aren't you? Philip is correct that long-distance container shipping has very little impact on climate change, so for example it's better for the climate to eat Kenya… (View Post)

Sorry to see the Tory MP who I defeated in 1997 has died: https://www.facebook.com/messenger_media/?thread_id=1041776101&attachment_id=4435249636544604&message_id=mid.%24cAAAAACB0PTqDGOjxNV85… (View Post)

Yes, well, all things are relative. I remember teaching a Chinese seminar group and frankly describing the expenses scandal - they fell about laughing at the idea that MPs were doing things like buyi… (View Post)