Andrew Carey: Covid and the underground
This is an article by Andrew Carey, addicted gambler and unemployed tree feller. When the virus that was to be […]
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Nic Elliott: If I don’t send my children back to school, it won’t be because of the coronavirus
This is an article by Nic Elliott. Nic is the host of the Sounding Board podcast. His Twitter account is […]
Read moreLatest graphs from Christopher Bowyer
Hard-working reader Christopher Bowyer has sent me some more graphs, some based on NHS England data, and some on the […]
Read moreSimon Anthony: Why were the predictions of the Swedish model so wrong?
This is an article by Simon Anthony, a one-time theoretical physicist. About a month ago, a team of researchers published […]
Read moreSpiegelhalter says Covid-19 doesn’t explain the large number of recent deaths
There’s an explosive news article at the BMJ backing up what I, and many writers and commentators here have been […]
Read moreWeek 18 bar graphs
One of my academic readers, who has been doing bar graphs of the ONS data, has sent some more through […]
Read morePolice can’t enforce social distancing in England
The College of Policing have issued a statement — PDF here — saying that government guidelines cannot be enforced. This […]
Read moreSimon Anthony: How many people have really died from Covid-19?
This is an article from Simon Anthony, a one-time theoretical physicist. A few days ago, in response to an article […]
Read moreJohn Church: The Story of the Xhosa Cattle Killings
This is an árticle by John Church. John is an oil and gas professional and has spent some 30 years […]
Read moreThomas Galen: Why Reported COVID-19 Deaths Are Too High
Thomas Galen (not his real name) took a degree in Medical Sciences and then spent thirty years working with models […]
Read moreThe German hidden disaster that’s extremely well hidden
Here’s the Covid-19 disaster in Germany in the all-cause death figures. (Destatis’s own graph). Can you see it? It’s the […]
Read moreAndrew Mahon: Crimson Tide
This is an article by Andrew Mahon. Andrew is a writer based in London, who has written for the Spectator, […]
Read moreRobert Watson: Analysis of Warwick Uni Researchers’ Statistical Justification for Locking Down the Over-50’s Indefinitely
This is an article by Prof Robert Watson. This article critiques the analysis of Warwick University researchers Andrew Oswald and […]
Read moreRobert Watson: Week 17 (to April 24th) Update on Age and Sex Cohort Deaths per 1,000
This is an article by Prof Robert Watson, whose last article at Hector Drummond Magazine was one of the best […]
Read moreCovid-19 and the World War II Spirit
Thanks to the VE Day celebrations, World War II comparisons seem to be common at the moment, with the #StayHomeSaveLives […]
Read moreAlistair Haimes: The virus that turned up late
This is an article by Alistair Haimes, who has worked with data professionally for 25 years. Alistair has recently published […]
Read moreRonan Maher: Clauses in the Coronavirus Act changed how we record deaths. It’s time to change them back.
This is an article by journalist Ronan Maher. His Twitter page is www.twitter.com/MaherRonan Practically everybody knows, if only indirectly, about […]
Read moreCan we afford to keep the lockdown going until a vaccine is found?
For those people who want the lockdown to continue for a year or so until a vaccine is found, and […]
Read moreDeaths with Covid-19 by absence or presence of a pre-existing condition
A graph of England deaths with Covid-19 by absence (yellow) and presence (green) of a pre-existing condition. Thanks to reader […]
Read moreSimon Anthony: Covid-19 and Lockdown: Myths, misunderstandings and omissions
This is a post by Simon Anthony, a one-time theoretical physicist. Congratulations are due to Simon, as he has had […]
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