Without getting into the underlying argument, anyone who sees deep meaning in a Boris Johnson joke is building on sand. He makes jokes for two reasons: (1) he enjoys making them (2) he likes indulgin… (View Post)

I actually met a voter who said "They're all the same" in 2019 about Johnson and Corbyn! I said, "Honestly, what do we have to do to persuade you we're different??" She … (View Post)

I've done a fair amount (in Surrey, may not be typical). Reactions to Starmer range from "I don't honestly know" to "He seems quite good". I've yet to find any rand… (View Post)

As a number of us with a background in statistics or medicine pointed out, there were serious issues with the original AZ trial, both in terms of trial techniques and in some of the claims being prem… (View Post)

Mmm. Has there ever been a public figure (or any of us on PB) who has changed their mind as the result of an enquiry/independent review? My experience is that people who agree with the findings say &… (View Post)