I strongly suspect that the advent of global news coverage has not been great for perceptions of the state of the world. News, by its nature, tends to be bad. Floods, murders, terrorism, war rather t… (View Post)

Most pub quizes give a prize for last place. Always worth a go if you think you definitely won't win. Perhaps give the answer you think Peston would say... (View Post)

I disagree to some extent. I have long argued that Johnson tried to comply with the rules in a rather cack handed way - see the stupid Zoom quiz etc. Sunak was given a ticket for attending a meeting … (View Post)

Even at the height of covid most respiratory infections (where people tested) were not covid. Its as if we have forgotten that other bugs were always around and always more prominent in winter. (View Post)

Of course I wouldn't wonder that specific question, but then I am officially a scientist (I have the library card to prove it). Non-scientists sometimes ask what seem like really stupid question… (View Post)