A nice objective way to compare the responses - crucially what people actually do, rather than what the government tells them they should do - is to look at the Apple Mobility data. https://covid19.a… (View Post)

Yes, the path of least resistance is probably to do forced *business* closures (fairly compensated) for the highest risk places, but leave individual behaviour unlegislated. During the high-effort pe… (View Post)

No, it's not that simple, there's indirection. The MPs are in parties. Even if the MPs want something, if the governing party doesn't want it, it usually won't happen, unless it&#… (View Post)

You can't vote in a new lot, because you only control one MP. The best you can do is vote in a new representative for your particular area, and hope that other people in other areas also vote in… (View Post)

The trick is that you don't worry about giving them things that make them happy, you concentrate on things that make their enemies annoyed. (View Post)