This is not just that old joke about how many Tories does it take to change a lightbulb? (Answer: none – they prefer gas lighting). This is about the private industry who, they actually tell us, that by paying their taxes create the money to pay for ‘our’ NHS. Mr Gove said on Marr: “Make… Read more
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Covid-19
Police in England now to have details of those self-isolating
The Health Service Journal has reported that details of those instructed to self isolate will be available to the police. Boris Johnson thinks we are a freedom loving people. His government apparently doesn’t. The people imparting this information will be Data Breach Dido Harding’s test and trace outfit that costs billions but has never ever… Read more
Now no money left
At last, are we getting to the realisation that money is created by government will – or as currently, whim? I admire Andy Burnham’s stand. As he says ‘please remember: GM-based businesses have been under these restrictions for 10 weeks with no support.’ So he admits his realisation has come rather late. It looks as… Read more
Johnson’s ongoing strategic partner
Without a properly functioning Find, test, trace and isolate system Britain will for ever be struggling from lockdown to lockdown to keep the Covid-19 pandemic from accelerating. We now know that Serco’s tracing system traces only about two thirds of contacts and also often takes longer than 48 hours to communicate results. In my view… Read more
Fatima – dancing in cyber
This was some of the government advice on retraining: And this (apologies for the language) a spoof: and this, a wonderful poem, which I’m sure we can all appreciate: Steve Pottinger tweets here…. Read more
Is rebellion imminent?
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
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
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
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