Merkel remains the most popular politician in Germany, despite Scholz's sky-high ratings. May is probably her closest British counterpart in temperament. (View Post)

On topic, perhaps we should be led by Mr Rees-Mogg, as he really knows how infections work? From the Huffington Post... Jacob Rees-Mogg has said Conservative MPs do not need to wear face masks in the… (View Post)

Who are these "people" to whom you refer? When masks were strongly pushed by government, they were almost universal in shops and public transport (in my experience in different parts of the… (View Post)

In principle, I think we might agree that everyone taking a minor precaution (say washing their hands once more per day) forever would be worth doing if it saved a single life, and that most people l… (View Post)

Scrupulously balanced article on this in the Neue Zuercher Zeitung, trying to make sense of the different rates in different countries. some familiar points, some new (to me anyway): * Britain does h… (View Post)