I’ll be on @BBCr4today at 08:50 talking about the government’s #culturewar strategy and the political calculation behind its interventions in sporting and cultural controversies
GM mayoral election flyer amended by my 8year old:
Wigan: elephant
Bolton: cat
Bury: owl
Rochdale: rhino
Oldham: fox
Tameside: pig
Stockport: sideways man(?!)
Manchester: dog
Trafford: Harry Potter sorting hat
Salford: goldfish
What do other local authorities look like?
This vitamin D/COVID-19 study has gone viral, because the results appear to be impressive and people love promoting vitamin D
Unfortunately, the study itself is...problematic
Some peer-review on twitter 1/n
Now moving to vaccinations for 55+, Israel’s largest healthcare provider reported a 94% drop in symptomatic Covid-19 infections among 600,000 people who received two doses of the Pfizer vaccine, despite most cases being the B.1.1.7 variant. Awaiting data.
https://t.co/2IwaC7Yd2O
These are the problems that Brexit has created for the people who create jobs in our country. So many examples. This is one of an inbox full.
Brexit: as half its sales are wiped out, silk firm joins exodus to Europe https://t.co/lqOamRBipI
All history is political. Let’s call this what it is: a soviet style ideological suppression of academic freedom of enquiry, and a formalisation of anti-intellectualism in favour of populism.
Fascinating. In-person tech conference tested participants before and *every day*, still got 43% covid-infected. None of the 49 participants wore masks.
The support staff who had to wear masks: no infections.
I took a look at the SAGE statements from late July and published last week - they said re-opening schools “particularly worries” them & Christmas “could result in explosive outbreaks across the country," - but the Government re-opened schools and had Xmas mixing
@nickworsick I surely did. Absolutely top notch. Which reminds me, I've been meaning to ask you if you've watched the Once Upon a Time in Iraq documentary on iPlayer?