rural_voter

The problem is that most of the lay population believes in zero risk. Too many subjects have been affected by this delusion. People no longer use sensible cost-benefit analysis (NICE does, when decid… (View Post)

An island nation, Japan, with *the oldest population in the world*, has 8 deaths per million instead of the UK's 650. Sweden is at 300-400 I think. It did sensible things and didn't deprive people of… (View Post)

All he has to do is move to the UK, become a Tory donor and he's safe from HMRC and probably even the IRS. Private Eye has endless stories of special treatment for party donors. (View Post)

Did we have quarantine in the 1968 'Hong Kong flu' pandemic which killed 2x as many? Of course not. Life went on totally as normal. Tell everyone to take vitamin D pills in winter and eat healthily. … (View Post)

We desperately need to encourage people to get some sun and vitamin D. It boosts the immune system. If as I expect, no vaccine is ever developed, the immune system is all we have, so people will need… (View Post)