Just finished off the 8-part Scandi series DNA on iPlayer (hat-tip AndyJS for pointing it out) - really moving, multi-layered series (police drama on child abuction, with guest participation by Charl… (View Post)

I think that's right. It's definitely not true that most people think the NHS is useless, but they worry that the confused environmentoutside the system's control may overwhelm it. Tha… (View Post)

There's a lot of variation, I suspect. The people I know are determined not to catch the illness so close to vaccination arriving - like dying at the front in 1918, it'd just be bloody irri… (View Post)

I remember seeing some polling on this - roughly half the country are into Christmas family gatherings and half just see it as a time to chill and don't have a party at all. Having a party that … (View Post)

A nightmare for you all - sympathies. I'm so glad it turrned out pretty much OK. (View Post)