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)

It's okay. We have plenty of alternative facts with which to dilute. (View Post)