I guess it depends on the culture - if the Icelandic public's response to this kind of announcement is to say "let's adopt the basic constraints of a lockdown and use the time to prepa… (View Post)

While I completely agree with the salient point in the header (that ultimately this is very bad for all of us, because of the shift in power away from the individual and towards government/corporates… (View Post)

The fundamental contradiction the Tories are wrestling with is that *in the medium term* the ship has sailed; however, *in the short term* their position can be improved by protecting/gathering votes… (View Post)

Their "demand" that people who've had the vaccine should be free to do anything seems to ignore the fact that they are still capable of carrying the virus and infecting other people. (View Post)

I agree that Biden probably would not want that - but there may be something of a disturbance in the force if Harris's people push for that de facto transition earlier, as I suspect they would. … (View Post)