Some of you will remember that last week I did some rough and ready calculations using the weekly death stats trying to work out what the average life lost due to COVID might be. I said that the last… (View Post)

Obviously I agree with everything you say as it is good for people to have basic skills as it would help their own lives a lot and may save the state some money. By the way, as an aside, we absolutel… (View Post)

Given the way things have developed over the last few years, what you describe is centre right. (View Post)

Children must be a fair way to herd immunity all by themselves. Whether we vaccinate them is probably neither here nor there. (View Post)

On topic, how reliable do we think a poll taken on a (very nice) Sunday is? @Isam always says that the politically engaged are always over represented in polls; it may be even more true for this one. (View Post)