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Can't believe no one has posted this interesting video in Victorian schemes to replace temple meads. Video title: Why there's no Bristol central station

Yes same here. And I guess, if we were to just 'flatten the curve' it would have been fine. But we didn't just do that. Even through much of 2020 I was of the view that the first lockdown was somewhat justified even though I didn't support further ones. The 2nd and 3rd lockdown changed that...

In a timewarp twitter post, a government agency posting that we should be wearing masks to help 'stop the spread'. https://twitter.com/UKHSA/status/1550067791541293057?t=uJxqgt7KOR5D61JGaFZ6NQ&s=19

Cool. So your original statement about how "funding was cut dramatically" wasn't correct. Thanks As I said, arguing for higher increases is a legitimate viewpoint, but let's not assign issues to cuts that didn't happen.

Can you please tell us to the nearest billion then, exactly how much the NHS budget was cut by in the relevant years. Neither the link I've provided or your graph demonstrate any sort of reduction or cut in funding.

Errr no it hasn't. The rate of increase dropped off but there wasn't a plunge or dramatic (or any) cuts to funding as was suggested. The graph exactly supports what I posted. To be clear, saying you want increased funding is a legitimate argument, but saying x, y, or z was caused by cuts which...

And back in the real world... NHS funding rose in real terms every year from 2007 to 2020. There were huge extra sums injected for 2020/2021, and things have now stabilised at a higher level than before. If you are going to make arguments, at least make sure they are factual...

Audiable and visible shock from the audience on question time last night when an audience member suggests that the problem is not with partygate, but the laws themselves. https://twitter.com/JamesMelville/status/1519977431897100289?t=LhgIiCgWy7hE9GO8ilClHg&s=19 Even with the various studies...

There have been some proper meltdowns on social media from masktavists at the removal of the mandate in the US. Examples include:

Sturgeon was in London yesterday for the service in Westminster Abbey. Guess who wasn't wearing a mask, but still maintains mask laws and guidance in Scotland? https://twitter.com/jamesbundy/status/1508764496327806983?t=Pb2XxcKw_Aq7yae0zkRaxw&s=19 (Link shows picture of Sturgeon bare faced)...

It's clear though that the retention of face covering laws in Scotland has had a dramatic effect compared to reckless England....oh wait...the data doesn't quite suggest that.

I was in London on saturday. Train from Temple Meads was rammed, 50/50 masks. Several tube journeys. Usage was 50/50, possibly 60/40 in favour of masks. One thing I did notice was the greater number of people wearing them outside - still low in overall % terms but noticably higher than Bristol...

Rather than cherry picking one date, let's look at the whole period. England reporrted fewer cases per capita than Scotland, Wales or NI while face masks were not mandated More clealy visible in this graph (again data from the Gov dashboard). English cases did drop very significantly...

A further titbit is the rolling 7 day case rate has England having the lowest of the 4 home nations - despite having the lowest level of restrictions.

I can see the isolation requirement dropping say to 5 days like in the US. Obviously if you are still ill, stay at home but otherwise crack on.

Meanwhile it is clear from the data that England's reckless approach since July 19th has meant the devolved nations are doing significantly better.... Oh wait, they are not...

Interesting, slightly at odds with the figures for here which show only 1/3rd of those hospitalised are unvaccinated (I am not aware of published figures for ICU or ventilators). I wonder what the difference is? Well, quite. And we can probably say that most of those that are unvaccinated by...

I'm sure we are in for another rollercoaster of a day today and tomorrow. What fun. What absolutely needs to happen is for no more restrictions. Cases will naturally stop rising and hospitaliations remain at modest levels (nothing like January). A not unreasonable scenario considering the...

This stress is not doing me any good. Right now two dozen people are having a debate that will mean in a matter of days we could be banned from visiting friends and family for an unknown period of time. Freedoms taken away at a whim as an act of covering up (successive) government's failures...

And isn't that Simon Case sat next to Boris? You know, the guy who was originally asked to investigate the parties...