This moving piece from Channel 4 news and from a real small employer (rather than a grasping rentier capitalist) correctly explains why so many are completely adrift in the government’s occasional, random and unscientific lockdowns. For sure the science is uncertain – but the money creation to ensure both the lady in the interview and… Read more
Posts by:
Peter May
Religious change..
Rishi Sunak is supposed to be a ‘proud Hindu’, but that unfortunately, is not his only religion. We are often now told we have to strike a balance between the economy and controlling the pandemic – it is supposed to be either the economy or health, as though the economy is as much a natural… Read more
The psychopathy of Brexit
Allegedly, according to Bloomberg, unless there is a trade deal within a week, Brexit trade talks are likely to flounder to no deal. A very bleak prospect. This outcome would, I suggest, be the most monumental act of self harm, perhaps ever, in British history. I fear that Rees Mogg’s father – remarkably, a former… Read more
A use for Johnson’s speeches?
Apparently Johnson’s speech to the Conservative Party conference on Tuesday was a full 25 minutes of puffery. Someone has found a use for a shorter version:… Read more
Economic health – or not
There is an interesting post from Simon Wren Lewis from last month where he suggests that: in the UK Treasury cutting the deficit generally takes priority over the health of the economy He says: The UK Treasury bears some responsibility for the disaster of 2010 austerity, yet it has not accepted or understood the mistake… Read more
Sunak is the velvet glove sheltering the iron fist of total Tory control – that is the point of them
“I think there are two ways in which people are controlled. First of all frighten people and secondly, demoralise them.” said Tony Benn He needed to add – or certainly we do now – that the people should be heavily indebted too. When you can persuade the indebted that not only are they indebted but,… Read more
The reply to the ‘fat emperor’
Of the previous post – rather longer this time (with thanks to Samuel Johnson): To make it clear I agree with this criticism and have never accepted high rate of false positive statistics at face value. But I especially rate the criticism because it is based on what is happening inside hospitals. If intensive care… Read more
Best wishes to Donald
We have to hope that his own prescribed medication is suitably effective…… Read more
Local is actually best
I have to say I agree with this slightly unconventional point of view – evidence based as it is: I’m not at all suggesting herd immunity is correct for even the ‘Economist’ submits: It is not clear that this high death rate bought Sweden any immediate economic advantage. Its GDP dropped in the second quarter… Read more
Beyond ideology…
This is an interesting and pretty damning (of the government) piece from the Tameside Medical Health Officer. Use the slide to start it at about 7.30 in: I regret we are governed by people who (I seem regularly to indicate) do not have our best interests at heart. Italy and Germany have locally run and… Read more