If you imagine that the UK Government's strategy for dealing with novel corona virus is primarily to save lives, think again. The only real strategic objective is preventing a catastrophic NHS meltdown. When the current restrictions are eventually lifted there will be an inevitable steep rise in both cases and deaths unless there is a fundamental change in strategy. In less … [Read more...] about A room without a view
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Brexit, the people and the politics of loss
Where does the mind of the prime minister wander to when what little sleep she is afforded just refuses to arrive?Is there an essential place, a composite of some abstract idea of what Britain is and who the British are, where her thoughts come to rest? Their lives so different, their smell so strange, their concerns so vapid compared to those of high office. … [Read more...] about Brexit, the people and the politics of loss