I like this. I don't necessarily think we should be singling out lawyers - although as you say I would hope they would have a better handle on unintended consequences of bad legislation. But bas… (View Post)

The modern day equivalent. VPNs and servers outside the national borders. I am sure our Government will try and take some lessons from China but I am equally sure they will not be up to the task. (View Post)

I think the answer to that is we don't know. We don't have any samples from the 1918 pandemic so we are not certain exactly what form it was. Back in 1998 there was an expedition by Norwegi… (View Post)

And this is exactly what Starmer (and the Tories before them) are hoping for with these acts. No need to enforce them. Just make sure people are too frightened and cowed (with justification and no cr… (View Post)

Yep, as I said I do realise it is a meaningless number on one level. But it is a step change (if you will excuse the pun) from my previous existence and has now become an integral part of my life. As… (View Post)