The main serious alternative is to vaccinate everyone (including children) who doesn't actively refuse or cannot for medical reasons, and THEN relax. Because long Covid is serious and not infreq… (View Post)

My mother once visited friends and excused herself to use their loo. After a little while, their pet python (of which she had not been told) reared its head in the bath and eyed her pensively. She sh… (View Post)

Well, we debated communists and nazis a thread or two back. But yes, I literally don't care what the private views of experts are, so long as they are only contributing well-referenced expertise… (View Post)

Yes, I think it's OK - as I understand it, the 1% average return gives a 1/25000 chance, but as some payouts are larger than the base £25, the chance of actually getting anything in a given mont… (View Post)

You're over-politicising it. There's a rational discussion (much of which we've seen on PB) about the right balance between enjoyment and risk-taking, and the Government has a difficul… (View Post)