Where Philip is right, though, is that nobody cares about international law. The argument that Boris hasn't a clue what he's doing is much more relevant. Having supported then opposed Theresa May's d… (View Post)

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 Westminster i… (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)