And on top of this, it is worth noting that probably the only reason there is a focus on this in the UK is because of the continued of high level of asymptomatic testing we are doing. This "prob… (View Post)

Whether that's true or not, that's not learning to become an engineer. That's learning the skills for engineering on a Royal Navy ship. Or to engineer cars. Are these skills universall… (View Post)

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/may/31/end-of-england-covid-lockdown-on-21-june-increasingly-in-doubt "Prof Ravi Gupta, a member of the New and Emerging Respiratory Virus Threats Advisory… (View Post)

There is of course another point, even regardless of the validity of the specific argument. Engage in an apprenticeship and you are pretty well burning your bridges if you decide you've embarked… (View Post)

I don’t know. Personally I wonder if the supposed “no massive suffering in productivity” hasn’t been stretched to the limit, and the fraying ropes could start to break very soon. As turnover in the j… (View Post)