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  1. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    So what should they do?
  2. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    How can you say that about an imaginary disease?
  3. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    I suppose that goes alongside Visa-free Amazon shopping?
  4. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Let us consider an imaginary disease which has similarities to Covid, but never itself causes death. However, those who get it have a high probability of being very ill for a very long time. Say a year in ICU. Or six months off sick. The impact of it could be devastating. We must consider...
  5. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    He asserts that no-one disappears from the combined census in 2011 and GP registered in 2019 except by death. Which seems wrong. Anyone who moved from England to another country or even another nation of the UK would be a reduction not by death. Also, death is not the only measure of...
  6. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Sunday Express is in the same direction: Despite the criticism being levelled at the prime minister, the Sunday Express says Mr Johnson still has the support of “loyal” red wall Tory MPs, who think he is the “winner” they need to lead them into the next election. Although they hint that the...
  7. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    I'm imagining Johnson having a chortle at all the newspapers this evening/tomorrow - even "friends": Migrant crisis puts Tories in peril Senior figures warn PM as poll shows 77pc of Conservative voters believe Government approach to Channel crossings is 'too soft' One Cabinet minister last...
  8. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    And now a topical folk clype: A fresh inquiry has opened into Boris Johnson’s relationship with Jennifer Arcuri after the US businesswoman dramatically agreed to assist officials, paving the way for the prime minister to face possible criminal investigation. Arcuri has formally offered to help...
  9. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    All of those seem more understandable than rail tickets (for a random weekday) running out at between £48.36 and £142.60. (Cheaper tickets may be available if you search diligently.)
  10. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    True - I was really just meaning from the Ofcom role.
  11. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    The word is that what goes on is a winter tyre - Nokian or another Norwegian would be worth considering.
  12. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Goodbye Dacre? Paul Dacre pulls out of running to be next Ofcom chair Former Daily Mail editor announces decision not to proceed with second bid and takes swipe at civil service
  13. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    It was iPM!!!
  14. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Many home ones come with cuffs that are too small for many of us. Our old one was barely usable for me. But a big cuff would have been wrong for her. Some have cuffs that genuinely cover a wide range of arm thickness. (Brain thickness is another matter altogether!) Not sure how up to date and...
  15. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    The few seemingly good things that go through HoC are often not introduced by the government that is supposedly responsible, but as a private member's bill. England and Wales ‘one step closer to ending child marriage’ after MP vote Second reading of bill to ban marriage for under-18s receives...
  16. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    I keep seeing doctors and nurses making mistake after mistake in measuring blood pressure. Have come to the conclusion the best approach is both DIY and frequently. Errors include cuff in wrong place, or mis-oriented, arm at wrong height, patient talking, or being talked to, during measuring...
  17. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    I I think it was a classic Uher but that could be false memory. It used to go out very early Saturday and repeated late afternoon or early evening. Tacked onto a longer program. She was, I think, a Jennifer.
  18. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    It was personal rather than professional. A tiny program with Eddie Mair and a lovely woman who actually came to our house. Can't remember her name or the program's!
  19. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Someone close has a genuine one in half a million disorder. Worse, the form she has is not the form most often discussed (which is usually one of a number of genetic issues) and her presentation is also unusual. Most doctors cannot even pronounce the name of it. My own dulcets have even been...
  20. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    It makes sense to me that the booster is a different product. (Even if I am technically wrong. :) ) If a variant arises that gets past the immunity produced by one vaccine, there is at least a faint hope that the effects of a different vaccine might still help.