Coming to HYUFD's rescue to some extent,he's right that a 5% lead mid-term is no great shakes. That said, there is really something big happening in the Red Wall, so presumably the Tory vot… (View Post)

I don't think he can yet. But if (and it's still just an if) hospital capacity (not ICU, just isolation) does become visibly overwhelmed and we get some days of people reporting critical no… (View Post)

Agreed. I came to loath my PhD course. Basically my tutor (Hugh Dowker) suggested I should come up with a dozen or so original insights, and said I could be a "lion" (exploring new areas) o… (View Post)

Hello everyone, hope you had a festive midnight. Astonishingly quiet here in Godalming - literally 4 fireworks and that was it. not so much elsewhere, I gather. Meeks on good form - not especially lo… (View Post)

Things can only get better, as Sir Tony would say! Happy 2022 all - and thanks to the brilliant Quincel. (View Post)