I mentioned the other day that excess deaths from covid might be 2-3x the official figures, and it seems that the Economist has concluded just that. 17 million deaths so far. https://econ.st/3nynptb … (View Post)

I don't know why we treat France as an ally, we have more problems with France than the rest of Europe put together. If it's feasible to do trade with other European countries instead we sh… (View Post)

I wish we could do a Reagan on the anti-vaxxers, vaccine skeptics, and other similiar idiots in the NHS and sack the lot of them. (View Post)

Those subsidies were nuts, they were giving a subsidy to people buying some quite expensive cars, people who almost certainly required no handout from the state. (View Post)

In Turkmenistan it is true. No covid deaths, but a lot of unexplained pneumonia deaths. 7.5 million vaccines doses though, so whatever they are using must be way better than the crap the rest of the … (View Post)