I am sceptical that the vaccine will be first available in the UK, or in a Western country. There is a strong safety culture that is likely to stop any vaccine, as we have just seen with the Oxford v… (View Post)

Church halls are closed down and community centres are out of action. Insurance for social clubs may exclude claims related to COVID 19. Clubs and societies that have been running for decades are shu… (View Post)

Eventually I can see the government deciding to introduce tax incentives for people to WFO (work from the office). The economy seems likely to worsen next year, and the public sector deficit with it.… (View Post)

In my opinion, the biggest lesson from this is that without examinations or other proper assessments, the education system is totally unmanageable. Estimated results are not an adequate substitute fo… (View Post)

Perhaps the government should award the teachers' grades for GCSEs but stick with the algorithm grades for A-levels. Appeals against GCSE grades could overload the system. However a big increase in A… (View Post)