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Post Pandemic Ghouls and the attack on science
Post Pandemic Ghouls and the attack on science Much money has been made on the… Read More… Continue reading Post Pandemic Ghouls and the attack on science
Trump and health.
Unless America votes for both its first female and second president of colour, we will… Read More… Continue reading Trump and health.
Killer Conservatives – The Farage Effect
All over the world there seems to be a shift of politics to the right.… Read More… Continue reading Killer Conservatives – The Farage Effect
Gaza 3 – The End Game
My lovely grandson recently visited my place and was scared out of his wits when… Read More… Continue reading Gaza 3 – The End Game
Gaza 2/3. NOW. Will 500,000 Palestinians die?
David vs Goliath Over the last century a pattern has emerged of Palestinian-Israeli conflict which… Read More… Continue reading Gaza 2/3. NOW. Will 500,000 Palestinians die?
Gaza 1/3 – Can understanding history help?
Well there it is. I have had a sort of writers block. Not because there… Read More… Continue reading Gaza 1/3 – Can understanding history help?
Unhappy 75th Birthday NHS?
It’s 75 years ago since healthcare was transformed in this country. In a war weary… Read More… Continue reading Unhappy 75th Birthday NHS?
Is RFK Jr. fit for office?
Given that many Americans see Joe Biden as too old and Trump, well, as Trump,… Read More… Continue reading Is RFK Jr. fit for office?
The COVID Inquiry
As a species we are pretty terrible at ‘learning our lessons and moving on’, the… Read More… Continue reading The COVID Inquiry
Is financing vaccines ethically possible?
A few years ago, I attended a review of a local planning application by a… Read More… Continue reading Is financing vaccines ethically possible?
The Lab Leak or Spillover “debate”? Can we do better…
As a blogger of all things COVID over the last three years it would seem… Read More… Continue reading The Lab Leak or Spillover “debate”? Can we do better…
COVID19 update
Hello again! I’ve not updated on COVID much recently; there are other looming realities which… Read More… Continue reading COVID19 update
Science vs social media – the Ivermectin saga.
A Star is Born What we want when it comes to illness, and desperately so… Read More… Continue reading Science vs social media – the Ivermectin saga.
Evil
Evil begets evil Just when we are in the middle of one evil, another emerges.… Read More… Continue reading Evil
April Fools?
For me, the best April fool prank was the spaghetti tree harvest from the BBC… Read More… Continue reading April Fools?
Out of the pandemic, into the fire.
Keeping tabs on the pandemic, its science, evolution, treatment and prevention, though a sombre business,… Read More… Continue reading Out of the pandemic, into the fire.
War and pestilence – some suggestions
Sadly, everything has been turned upside down in our world. We now have a global… Read More… Continue reading War and pestilence – some suggestions
First pestilence, now war.
Just as we thought we were creeping towards the end of one major society changing… Read More… Continue reading First pestilence, now war.
Mandates and truckers
In a world of converging and urgent crises, the pandemic, water and food shortages, climate… Read More… Continue reading Mandates and truckers
Mandates and Midwives
This is an unusual post for me. Below is the gist of a letter I… Read More… Continue reading Mandates and Midwives
The Human cost of Plan A
Plan A, which is essentially very little, has been playing out in the UK since… Read More… Continue reading The Human cost of Plan A
The truth about COVID transmission
Summary: The Delta wave has seen increases in COVID cases here and around the world.… Read More… Continue reading The truth about COVID transmission
September round up
SUMMARY Release of restrictions are causing freedom for many and misery for some with 900… Read More… Continue reading September round up
Early summer Update – clouds and silver linings
Summary To date, the vaccination programme has prevented 11,700 deaths and 33,000 hospital admissions in… Read More… Continue reading Early summer Update – clouds and silver linings
Hartlepool – are we living in a one party state?
The loss of Hartlepool is a shock for Labour. There are reasons why this happened.… Read More… Continue reading Hartlepool – are we living in a one party state?
Mass screening – a real scandal
Summary We are expanding the screening of people and youngsters with no symptoms or contact… Read More… Continue reading Mass screening – a real scandal
The Johnson effect.
I try to keep politics at bay during these posts; there is enough science around… Read More… Continue reading The Johnson effect.