Covid-19 excess deaths, ‘dry tinder’, and the winter deaths seesaw
How many excess deaths has Covid-19 caused in England and Wales? This is a trickier question than you might think. […]
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Barney Gumball: Covid-19, Hydroxychloroquine and the Tragedy of Ignaz Semmelweis
This is an article by Barney Gumball, PhD. The pandemic has been a tragedy on many levels. Of course there […]
Read moreFalling admission rates: Covid test result graphs from Christopher Bowyer
Hector Drummond Magazine reader and contributor Christopher Bowyer has done some Covid-19 test result graphs. The last one is particularly […]
Read moreFrances Wilson: Franz Schubert – composer for corona times
This is an article by Frances Wilson. Frances is a pianist, music PR, writer and blogger on classical music and […]
Read moreOliver Watson: Is there science or fiction behind the Government’s Covid-19 decisions?
This is an article by Oliver Watson. On Sunday 10th May, Boris Johnson addressed the nation he had put under […]
Read moreDaniel Curtis: Brief Analysis of UK Covid test positive rates
This is an article by Daniel Curtis. The following chart was built with data from a csv file downloaded from […]
Read moreDominey Jenner: Restoring the Queen of the Sciences
This is an article by Dominey Jenner. We have all heard rather a lot about ‘the science’ these last few […]
Read morePaul Fullerton: Our inexperienced politicians, like many bankers of the noughties, do not have the ability to manage risk
This is an article by Paul Fullerton. Our inexperienced politicians, like many bankers of the noughties, do not have the […]
Read moreSarah Ingham: Gyms and Fitness Studios: Confounding Covid-19
An article by Sarah Ingham, who tweets at @inghamsarahj. Sarah launched the Gym-Goers’ Covid-19 Survey. On a spectrum of illness […]
Read moreWeek 31 graphs from Christopher Bowyer
New Covid-19 graphs from Christopher Bowyer. ONS data here (up to week 31, week ending 31 July). NHS England data […]
Read moreNick Rendell: Comments on a Covid cost-benefit analysis
An article by Nick Rendell. nick.rendell@gmail.com The paper ‘Living with Covid-19: Balancing costs against benefits in the face of the […]
Read moreJohn Church: A Letter to Sir David King
This is an open letter to Sir David King by John Church. King was the notorious Chief Scientific Officer of […]
Read moreAnother jaw-dropping graph
From Rick Hayward. Remember Rick did this great post last week? It featured an astonishing graph of winter-to-spring mortality for […]
Read moreWeek 26 graphs from Christopher Bowyer
More Covid-19 graphs from Christopher Bowyer. ONS data here (up to week 26, week ending 26 June). NHS England data […]
Read moreStephen Jackson: Time for action in the battle for hearts and minds
This is an article by Stephen Jackson, solicitor principal at Jackson Osborne Employment Lawyers, here writing in his capacity as […]
Read moreCharlie Spedding: The New Normal
This is an article by Charlie Spedding, whose blog can be found here. Charlie is a former pharmacist. He was […]
Read moreRick Hayward: Winter/Spring Mortality 1993 – 2020 in Relation to Covid-19
This is an article by Rick Hayward. [Note from Hector: this article was updated on Fri 17-7-20 to add the […]
Read moreChris Larkin: A Religious Tract: Christians Against Racial Division
This is an article by Chris Larkin. We believe that every human being is equal in the eyes of God, […]
Read moreWeek 25 graphs from Christopher Bowyer
More Covid-19 graphs from Christopher Bowyer. ONS data here (up to week 25, week ending 19 June). NHS England data […]
Read morePeter Divey: Crossing the Musical Rubicon
This is an article by Peter Divey. I knew a little about classical music, I watched the Last Night of […]
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