Is that necessarily correct? Imagine a virus that ends up proving itself resistant to all vaccine attempts. It's a decade or more before a vaccine is available. Is early lockdown the right respo… (View Post)

Yes and I think a lot of how we responded (via 'lockdowns', a previously unheard of term) was influenced by the initial Chinese response, which was predictably authoritarian. But I have sym… (View Post)

The European response to this, broadly across Ukraine, the UK and relevant EU states, is hopefully well practised now: 1) Don't contradict Trump too strongly publicly. 2) Privately insist on rea… (View Post)

They have forced a supposed superpower to an essential stalemate where Russia is losing hundreds of thousands of men to gain small muddy fields. And made big gains from the initial Russian advance, f… (View Post)

Extending this further, looking at the top five: 1. Healthcare: spending will only increase over time in real terms whether public or privately. All we can do is slow the speed or increase. 2. Workin… (View Post)