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9 March. The latest ONS weekly death figures improved, 2914 people dead from #Covid19UK
We must keep #lockdown3 and #TestTraceIsolate the virus to eliminate it in the UK.
We must keep #lockdown3 and #TestTraceIsolate the virus to eliminate it in the UK.
W/e 26 February, 1066 people above the 5-year average deaths number.
The % figures show the increase/decrease over the 'normal' death rate
Deaths are 9.2% above the 'normal' number
This is a 9.6% decrease from the previous week
The % figures show the increase/decrease over the 'normal' death rate
Deaths are 9.2% above the 'normal' number
This is a 9.6% decrease from the previous week
w/e 26 February. The above-average deaths figure does not mean that they were the only #Covid19UK deaths.
2914 deaths were due to the #Covid19UK virus though some others may be still due to #COVID19 but excluded as they died more than 28 days after testing positive.
2914 deaths were due to the #Covid19UK virus though some others may be still due to #COVID19 but excluded as they died more than 28 days after testing positive.
2 March. The latest ONS weekly death figures improved, 4079 people dead from #Covid19UK
We must keep #lockdown3 and #TestTraceIsolate the virus to eliminate it in the UK.
We must keep #lockdown3 and #TestTraceIsolate the virus to eliminate it in the UK.
W/e 19 February, 2182 people above the 5-year average deaths number.
The % figures show the increase/decrease over the 'normal' death rate
Deaths are 18.8% above the 'normal' number
This is a 10% decrease from the previous week
The % figures show the increase/decrease over the 'normal' death rate
Deaths are 18.8% above the 'normal' number
This is a 10% decrease from the previous week
w/e 19 February. The above-average deaths figure does not mean that they were the only #Covid19UK deaths.
4079 deaths were due to the #Covid19UK virus though some others may be still due to #COVID19 but excluded as they died more than 28 days after testing positive.
4079 deaths were due to the #Covid19UK virus though some others may be still due to #COVID19 but excluded as they died more than 28 days after testing positive.
A thread on the #Labour Labour Party's #BroadbandForAll policy. There are three elements: 1; #zero price #freebroadband, (2) #Nationalisation and (3) #monopoly.
Zero Price. One argument for zero price is that there are positive externalities and network effects for bringing everybody to the same high level service. A second is And that leaving poorer citizens and lower margin business behind is less inclusive.
Clearly charging those who can afford would make it less costly to the taxpayer, and be less regressive, but it is messy. But surely over time that would emerge? And behavioural insights might help design 100% take up with mostly positive pricing.
The establishment media are going mad about the Labour’s #freebroadband plan saying it will hurt people’s pension plans. Yet they provide no evidence for this.
In this Thread, I provide EVIDENCE that Labour’s plan will save money for people with cash pension pots..
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In this Thread, I provide EVIDENCE that Labour’s plan will save money for people with cash pension pots..
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The valuation of BT at the start of November was £20.09 billion
The most recent valuation of the FTSE 100 I could get is Jan 2018, which is £2.054 trillion
BT therefore represents about 1% of the FTSE 100
(NB this is generous as BT’s share price is now lower than Jan 18)
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The most recent valuation of the FTSE 100 I could get is Jan 2018, which is £2.054 trillion
BT therefore represents about 1% of the FTSE 100
(NB this is generous as BT’s share price is now lower than Jan 18)
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The default fund choice in most cash pension plans splits investments between the UK and global funds. Most typically 60% UK / 40% global.
BT would therefore represent 0.6% of someone’s cash pension fund.
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BT would therefore represent 0.6% of someone’s cash pension fund.
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1/ Hello, Internet greybeard here. I don't normally do party politics on twitter but @johnmcdonnellMP @UKLabour Internet policy announced yesterday is an interesting industry development that needs comment.
@johnmcdonnellMP @UKLabour 2/ It is difficult to build a list of every single active Internet Service provider in the UK as the market is so dynamic. It ranges from BT at one end to small, sometimes local providers who have invested in fibre infrastructure to serve their local communities.
@johnmcdonnellMP @UKLabour 3/ A good place to start is the fact that there are 880 members who exchange traffic on the London Internet Exchange linx.net. That number isn't an accurate reflection of the number of organisations providing service to UK homes and businesses though.
