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The current crisis is not a war. It is at heart a false analogy. Used to repeat anti-socialist beliefs. Total war is good for socialism. Its demands seem to overwhelm all normal considerations of liberty, privacy, property and diversity. It provides a seductive, but false model for the ensuing...

Takeways as in places for passing workers to grab a bite, no problem. But a lot of them are set up expressly to attract people to jump into their cars and drive. The nearest McD is a drive through. I would be amazed if there were enough sales to make it worth opening for the odd lorry driver...

Guardian had a Happy Hypoxia article the other day: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/may/03/happy-hypoxia-unusual-coronavirus-effect-baffles-doctors

Once more, contradictory statements. It is almost as if the person making the statement today had not read "the rules". Takeways are, inherently, just-in-time. You don't buy several at a time (well, several in the sense of buying for eveyone in the household, yes). It is not possible to abide...

Went food shopping - more masks than previously but still very low. One till person (our of about five). One shelf stacker (out of about six). At least five customers - not including us (two). Probably about 20%. I stayed outside at another shop. Sat in car with window open. A car pulled up...

A wonderful example of the governement doing what they claimed they were doing. Levelling with us. (More than once they claimed this!) https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/may/08/revealed-uk-scientists-fury-over-attempt-to-censor-covid-19-advice On the other hand, maybe not.

Those he didn't "save" don't have a vote. Perhaps we should allow people a final vote in their wills? (And the opportunity to write/speak/update wills while in ICU.) Don't forget the almost-as-heroic role of Domini Craab. Remember, no longer don't mention the war, in fact - mention it all the...

It would have been cheaper to rebuild the whole Palace of Westminster, clock tower, including the big bell (re-cast), on the Isle of Wight.

Why do I have such appalling anticipation of something awful? VE Day: RAF jets to roar over UK to mark 75th anniversary Boris Johnson urges nation to unite in tribute as celebrations are adapted owing to Covid-19 I can't help imagining one (or more) of the aircraft crashing during the...

What is actually wrong with them? That seems to be an important factor. Are we, possibly, applying standards unbendingly where they are "different" in some minor way rather than "bad"? Just read further: A government spokesman said: “While a small number of these gowns have failed tests in...

Anyone going to install the NHS Covid app? Do read some of the comments. UK COVID-19 contact-tracing app data may be kept for 'research' after crisis ends, MPs told Want to opt out of that part? No chance, says NHSX chief By...

Well, yes, looks like we might have known, but we only half-heartedly did an exercise. In January. Yarl's Wood immigration removal centre held pandemic exercise in January Operation prompts questions about how much government knew about forecast scale of Covid-19 outbreak...

Story covered online: https://www.channel4.com/news/revealed-ppe-stockpile-was-out-of-date-when-coronavirus-hit-uk

Dominic Raab, how many areas of concern do you have?

Is the pile of bodies going to replace the elephant in the room? Horrific that they had discussed 250,000 deaths - and they are struggling to manage the current level. Cygnus should, if nothing else, have launched a program of enhancing capacity of crematoria.

We all know The Eagle Has Landed. Now the swan has taken off... Full report released - by The Guardian: Revealed: the secret report that gave ministers warning of care home coronavirus crisis Care providers say government did not discuss key Exercise Cygnus concerns with them...

I am utterly confused as to which shops are open! Seems some garden centres are open now. M&S has most of its ground floor available for people to pick up items as they queue for the food hall. But they have turned off towards half their refrigerated displays.

Johns Hopkins site has somehow decided there are 957 UK recoveries. As I have said before, the number of recoveries in Downing Street alone almost gets there. Makes you wonder if some saint was buried by a well in the basement... :) I have long thought that recoveries is a very important factor.

Not if they have sent it back - whether or not they have had a refund. When did they find out they were not up to snuff? Surely not a fortnight ago and they have just been sitting on the embarrassing information? Before or after they were distributed?

I saw him on BBC news last night and Johnson looked even worse than usual. Whenever someone points a finger at Johnson, they or comments say something about him only just recovering. If he isn't up to the job, temporarily or permanently, he should not be allowed to do it.