I don’t know where he did (or didn’t!) say it. It was the line about basically saying he was damned if he was going to continue to lockdown, to deny his children an education etc etc for the sake of … (View Post)

Whatever else one thinks of Macron, his past statements on vaccines, or even the questions on vaxports (which I think are a different issue in U.K. to France - we are far more likely to build a whole… (View Post)

They’ve oversold it as being something exciting in a different way. Ultimately most of the differences are silly gimmicks. Umpires calling “five”. Really? I wonder how long it will be before they rea… (View Post)

When the majority of the public are wrong you’ve got two choices. Rip off the bandaid or attempt to nudge them towards the right position. The one thing you shouldn’t do is simply adopt the public’s … (View Post)

There’s a difference between return to “normal” and “never recover” though. The London of 2019 was not the London of 2009. Or 1979. Or 1909... London adapts. It always has and it always will. (View Post)