If R is 1.3, due to mitigation measures, you don't really need a 90% effective vaccine. A cheaper, easier to deploy vaccine that is less effective might still be the best route to take. Obviousl… (View Post)

I liked him, and Lionel Blue, on Thought for the Day. There was something pleasantly vague but well meaning about whatever they had to say, and it usually stuck out like a sore thumb amongst all the … (View Post)

That's mainly down to expectations. How could anyone even remotely acceptable lose to Trump? It's horrifying how a racist lunatic, who is plainly a crook in hock to America's enemies, … (View Post)

I detest Trump, probably more so than 99% of the people on this site, but he got a hell of a lot of votes. The idea that Trump's kind of politics has been resoundingly thwarted is for the birds.… (View Post)

It's amazing how everybody seems to think that their particular views have been vindicated. You can't all be right. The one thing I take away from it all is that a hell of a lot of people s… (View Post)