If the plague was wiping us out HYUFD would be on here saying "30% dead is well below the Toba catastrophe which killed over 90% of the human race". (View Post)

One thing occurs to me, given what is happening now the Tories would have to be absolutely raving mad to do a trade deal with the US that involves healthcare. It would be political suicide. (View Post)

It's not much of a surprise — Barr's unsolicited memo about the Mueller investigation was a bloody big clue, and his actions since have merely confirmed his appointment is mainly to shield … (View Post)

You need to time such measure to get the most benefit, as you don't want to repeat them because they are likely to be less effective the more often you do them. Basically get it right the first … (View Post)

As I understand it timing is key, you want to "shut down everything" at the time it can do the most good. If you do it early you will simply end up having to "shut down everything"… (View Post)