I don't disagree that that would have been the right decision under the circumstances. I just don't think you're thinking through the realities. The nature of exponential growth (as I'm sure you know… (View Post)

In my view, that scenario would have led in no short order to complete societal breakdown. Lockdown, as it was, generated really difficult questions as to who to prioritise (young v old, for example)… (View Post)

Okay to give you just one example before my phone dies: Royal Mail badly needs to invest in the sort of technology that it's competitors use. But that will take a few years to get a return. Alternati… (View Post)

... I largely agree, but I do think we suffer from hindsight and so underestimate the acute and fairly unprecedented uncertainty that was felt at that time. At the centre of that uncertainty I think … (View Post)

Though for those in the USA who would like a genuine roll-back of democracy eg Project 2025, I can see them wanting to back Musk not Trump. Trump, imo, is simply a narcissist who loves the attention.… (View Post)