The Germans deny healthcare to citizens who have too few contributions. It happened to a friend's brother (now dead; shes lived in the UK since 1966). He had to either 1 pay the full cost, which he c… (View Post)
https://www.lowtechmagazine.com/2008/06/ocean-liners.html#more It's hard to solve unless we accept that passenger transport should be slower than its predecessor. That's never happened, except that C… (View Post)
People in Powys and Ceredigion already are locked up, sorry 'down'. They're probably less densely-populated than the Scillies. People in Argentina have been locked up for ~200 days. Good, surely? I'm… (View Post)
Since the Mirror group bought the Express, the stories have slightly calmed down I think. Long may it continue! On the usefulness of the much-trumpeted PCR tests, a (retired) doctor writes ... https:… (View Post)
I'm also pro-EU and anti-lockdown and seem to be in learned company https://www.legalcheek.com/2019/05/lord-sumption-theresa-may-deserves-respect-but-boris-johnsons-a-clown/ (View Post)