Heatwave Horror
Here we go again. Yet another heatwave here in London. And, with the Met Office forecasting 34C, it’s very likely
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Here we go again. Yet another heatwave here in London. And, with the Met Office forecasting 34C, it’s very likely
Continue readingThe Chancellor could have subsidised energy prices directly, which would not only have reduced inflation (depending how the ONS deals
Continue readingHypothesis: There may be some truth in the old wives’ tale that diseases become milder over time, though perhaps only
Continue readingData presented at recent Downing Street press conferences appears to understate the effectiveness of vaccination at preventing hospitalisation with Covid-19.
Continue readingIn my previous post I mused that: “…if the seasonal effect is not extreme, the UK might achieve sustained herd
Continue readingDefinition When would we be able to say that a region or country has achieved “herd immunity” to a contagious
Continue reading“…’cos I wanna be… herd immunity!” with apologies to the Pistols (00:29) The ongoing Covid epidemic in the UK will
Continue readingI can become irrationally angry when I hear “experts” spouting crap in the media. There is such distrust of authority
Continue readingThis short post makes a simple arithmetical point. I’ll be referring to it later. Imagine a world where everyone has
Continue readingThe Sunday Times Insight team reported yesterday (paywall) that the UK could have avoided thousands of Covid-19 deaths by going
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