I knew PFI was a waste of taxpayers money, but didn’t know how much of a waste it was until something I spotted recently. Let me give an example: You want to buy a car for £5000. You can’t afford…
Politics
Book Reviews, Politics, Popular Science
Book Review: I think you’ll find its a bit more complicated than that, by Ben Goldacre
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I love books that talk about facts and peoples perception of reality. Not saying I understand why people think like they do (unless its the media, in which case they come up with the biggest headlines to catch attention who…
Book Reviews, Politics, Popular Science
Book Review: The Geek Manifesto by Mark Henderson
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I read this book soon after Thinking Fast and Slow, and understood afterwards that politicians rarely use System 2. They always work off what they think is true (System 1) rather than working things out because lets face it, life…
Covid-19, Politics
COVID-19: What if we are looking at the wrong data? What if we seriously damage our world as a result?
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Lets forget COVID-19 for a moment and all the news coverage and everything that’s happened in 2020. Lets pretend we have just discovered a new type of common cold virus that is very infectious. We want to know if this…
Book Reviews, Politics
Book Review: Corona False Alarm? by Dr Karin Reiss and Dr Sucharit Bhakdi
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In these current times, when entire populations are being locked down, livelihoods and mental wellbeing’s are being damaged or destroyed, our lives are being controlled, and the politicians are making laws and stopping other views, this is an important book.…
Politics
COVID-19: Something just doesn’t feel right
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I am very worried at the moment. I don’t think they are counting the figures properly, with a potential massive impact on the world. Anytime anyone says they are right, and won’t allow discussion, they are usually very wrong. We…
Politics
COVID-19 figures
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I think there is one glimmer of hope at the moment, given deaths with COVID-19 don’t give an accurate picture. I hope somebody compares the total number of people infected, against the total number of hospitalisations requiring ventilation. They could…
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What if 2 million more people are already infected with COVID-19??
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What if another 2 million more people are already infected with COVID-19 here in the UK? What if the figure is 1 million, 4 million, 10 million? All without symptoms? What if this reflects everywhere? While some people have a…
Covid-19, Politics
COVID-19 is far more lethal if you are vitamin-D deficient
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Just read that COVID-19 is far more serious if you are vitamin-D deficient. So what do they consider doing? Locking us down so we spend even less time outdoors. I take vitamin-D in any case so I have a good…
Covid-19, Politics
The Government is taking an Axe to the economy and our livelihoods
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For a few weeks now, I have been worried about COVID-19. First of all I might die (because I’m vulnerable), secondly that the government MIGHT be getting its figures wrong. Given the amount of money involved, they / we cannot…