The problem is that Boris fought the general election on the basis of a deal that he now wants to break. He was given precisely the authority that he asked for, and signed a legally-binding deal. He … (View Post)

My understanding is different. Privilege in this system is defined relatively. We're not trying to measure an absolute scale of priviliege out of 100, with say Jeff Bezos or the Duke of Westmins… (View Post)

"Bonus" works, perhaps with "penalty" going in the opposite direction. Sadly, I suspect that "privilege" caught on because it's easy to misunderstand, rather like &… (View Post)

My main fear is that we land in a situation where there are too many cases for effective contact tracing and isolation, and so we end up with a long-term pseudo-lockdown anyway. People like me, who c… (View Post)

That isn't obvious to me. I think a more general version is obviously true: the faster decline in London is because there is a greater difference in conditions between London today, and London o… (View Post)