Bear in mind that he also declared a Major Incident last year - he's just doing it earlier this time because the disease spreads much more quickly. That doesn't seem intrinsically fallaciou… (View Post)

There is a potentially legitimate debate about whether habits are changing to the point that the restaurant/pub/nightclub sector is larger than is ultimately sustainable. But that's largely a fr… (View Post)

The underlying issue here is that Sunak is very, very dry on spending, to a Thatcherite level. I know of other cases where he has flatly refused to authorise expenditure even in the case where - as i… (View Post)

I'm amazed how much time some Tory MPs have to argue on WhatsApp - there seem to be numerous different lists for different shades of opinion, all packed with people shouting at each other. When … (View Post)

If they don't take advice either from experts or from the public (who contune to favour more stringent measures in every poll), then we're left with government by whatever Boris Johnson hap… (View Post)