X : Do you think UK has done a good job with COVID?
Me :
1) It's not over.
2) It did a better job for a time given the truly awful start -
3) There is still not enough testing and isolation in my view. Should have learned from China.
Me :
1) It's not over.
2) It did a better job for a time given the truly awful start -
https://twitter.com/swardley/status/1262153403968499717
3) There is still not enough testing and isolation in my view. Should have learned from China.
X : Learn from China?
Me : Yep. We should have clocked that.
Me : Yep. We should have clocked that.
https://twitter.com/swardley/status/1232370314438422536
X : Masks?
Me : Good idea. I was suckered into the whole droplet view (which was WHO advice last year) ... thank heavens for Masks4All and the work they did.
Me : Good idea. I was suckered into the whole droplet view (which was WHO advice last year) ... thank heavens for Masks4All and the work they did.
Me : Why all the questions?
X :
Me : Ah. Well, something for me to read later on this week.
X :
https://twitter.com/carolecadwalla/status/1447686231920414725
Me : Ah. Well, something for me to read later on this week.
X : "PM could have saved thousands by locking down earlier’
Me : Many tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands over the long term. This is now endemic, it didn't have to be. Don't get me started on the whole herd immunity madness or the reliance on technology solutions.
Me : Many tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands over the long term. This is now endemic, it didn't have to be. Don't get me started on the whole herd immunity madness or the reliance on technology solutions.
X : Great Barrington Declaration?
Me : Hmmm .. .something about don't get me started? I think GBD is useful as a voluntary watchlist for people that are a risk to national security and public health -
Me : Hmmm .. .something about don't get me started? I think GBD is useful as a voluntary watchlist for people that are a risk to national security and public health -
https://twitter.com/swardley/status/1315605183414579201... by now, we should be arresting those financing it.
X : Have you seen this - bylinetimes.com/2021/10/07/fou…?
Me : Hmmm. My trust in the Conservative party is so low that I can't even be bothered to check whether this is true. Because it's ghastly, I'll just assume it is. There is no bar too low for this Government.
Me : Hmmm. My trust in the Conservative party is so low that I can't even be bothered to check whether this is true. Because it's ghastly, I'll just assume it is. There is no bar too low for this Government.
X : What about Boris' speech on ...
Me : ... nothing. Kind words butter no parsnips. He occassionaly says the right thing, I just don't believe any of it. I have zero trust in this Government ... nada, nilch, none, zero. I don't believe a word they say.
Me : ... nothing. Kind words butter no parsnips. He occassionaly says the right thing, I just don't believe any of it. I have zero trust in this Government ... nada, nilch, none, zero. I don't believe a word they say.
X : Levelling up?
Me : A slogan. The action is cut £20 a week from the poorest, penalise further with NI increases, hand big consultancy and lucrative contracts to mates, say we're not going to do austerity but follow up with more austerity and cuts as "hard choices".
Me : A slogan. The action is cut £20 a week from the poorest, penalise further with NI increases, hand big consultancy and lucrative contracts to mates, say we're not going to do austerity but follow up with more austerity and cuts as "hard choices".
Me : What concerns me most is that we are being habituated to this sleeze and corruption. Events that would have toppled former Governments seem to be almost weekly occurrences.
X : Have you seen this -
Me : Hmmm. Critical Theory 101 straight out of Frankfurt school replacing existing power structures with a new ideology around Cummings and mates? No thanks. I'd rather not replace one lot of jokers for another.
Me : Hmmm. Critical Theory 101 straight out of Frankfurt school replacing existing power structures with a new ideology around Cummings and mates? No thanks. I'd rather not replace one lot of jokers for another.
X : Well, what is your solution?
Me : Go back to Athenian democracy. Try sortition, random selection rather than "election" of our representatives who then vote on laws for all of us. Elections can always be manipulated to the disadvantage of society and in favour of individuals.
Me : Go back to Athenian democracy. Try sortition, random selection rather than "election" of our representatives who then vote on laws for all of us. Elections can always be manipulated to the disadvantage of society and in favour of individuals.
X : Random?
Me : If you want to build a more inclusive and equitable society then you're going to have to remove exclusion from the political system. Random selection of MPs gives you that, it allows everyone the same opportunity and creates a more representative system.
Me : If you want to build a more inclusive and equitable society then you're going to have to remove exclusion from the political system. Random selection of MPs gives you that, it allows everyone the same opportunity and creates a more representative system.
Me: Start with the House of Lords. That chamber should be replaced by sortition to provide a more representative chamber. It'll take time but once established then look to replace the House of Commons and this dreadful system of elections we have created in our democracy.
X : You're not a fan of Dominic?
Me : I'd rather have Boris or Kier leading the country over Dominic plus mates. I agree we can do much better but Dominic is not the answer.
Me : I'd rather have Boris or Kier leading the country over Dominic plus mates. I agree we can do much better but Dominic is not the answer.
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