The dangerous irresponsibility of the British media by qwertyfan April 29, 2020 0 There’s plenty to distract people. Ending lockdown. Not ending lockdown. Facemasks or not facemasks. The interminable glee of the British ...
Excess mortality in Ecuador – Source by qwertyfan April 30, 2020 0 In Wednesday’s Source Direct, Ben Wray reported on both the UK and Scottish Government’s difficulties in delivering comprehensive numbers for ...
The dugcast fae the dughoose – with Alan Bissett by qwertyfan April 24, 2020 0 It’s the very first lockdown episode of the dugcast – the dugcast fae the dughoose 24 April edition. It’s taken ...
Build Back Better – Source by qwertyfan April 24, 2020 0 In the latest installment of his series on the economic impact of the Coronavirus pandemic, Dr Craig Dalzell argues that ...
To squash the epidemic and make contact tracing feasible, the lockdown needs to last several more weeks – but we’re being edged towards a second disaster by a deeply irresponsible “get Britain moving again” campaign from the right-wing media by qwertyfan April 29, 2020 0 Evidence from Wuhan showed that a 10-week lockdown worked to cut community transmission. That suggests the UK lockdown should last ...
Scotland Plans the End of Lockdown: What Comes Next? – Source by qwertyfan April 25, 2020 0 Nicola Sturgeon announced on Thursday that they are starting planning for an end to lockdown, but think tanks and the ...
The Scottish Government must overcome or override Chris Whitty’s obstructionism. We must at long last accept the WHO’s guidance, and proceed with a contact tracing operation to suppress the epidemic. by qwertyfan April 23, 2020 0 We're in limbo. The SAGE is split and the CMO's office is not behind the Minister. It's a recipe for ...
Sven Giegold: Lobbyists are trying to water down a sustainable way out of the Corona crisis – Source by qwertyfan April 24, 2020 0 German Green MEP Sven Giegold warns that the Coronavirus pandemic has been used as a pretext by powerful lobbies to ...
Better Together; the Pandemic edition – Source by qwertyfan April 23, 2020 0 Alert Source Direct readers will have noticed that we have barely mentioned the words ‘the Labour Party’ for months. That’s because they ...
For the record: a reply to the hysteria about my column in this month’s iScot magazine by qwertyfan April 25, 2020 0 When I wrote my column for this month's iScot, setting out my views on the proposed Wings party, I fully ...