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Even though the UK is now fully out of the EU there’s been almost no movement in YouGov’s Brexit tracker which has been asked at least twice a month since 2016. The latest figures are in the chart above and as can be seen those saying Brexit was right still trail those saying it was wrong by 8%. Until the row over the AZC vaccine the UK’s exit at the start of this month has been totally overshadowed by COVID…

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The Ipsos poll on which this is based The issue here who is going to be next in the vaccination queue once categories 1-4 have been completed which should be by the middle of February. The current plan is to go to group five which is people in their 60s NOT teachers or other groups for which the media can whip up special pleading. The priority order has been based on ensuring that most vulnerable get their jabs first. Yet…

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The above pic of Johnson highlights the very different way in which the EU and the UK is approaching the effort to vaccinate those most at risk from COVID. For their is no reason why Boris should be there except to get the media coverage. It is hard to imagine a senor EU official arranging a media event where he/she could be pictured watching vaccination in action. Their job is to follow the rules that exist and those in charge…

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The increasingly bitter political wrangling going on about vaccines reminds me of the plot in what’s regarded as the greatest movie ever made “The Third Man”. This it will be recalled was based on the Graham Green novel and was set in post-war Vienna. It was about the murder of a racketeer who was exploiting the shortage of penicillin supplies of which could lead to people living rather than dying. Given that the prospect of being vaccinated could ensure that…

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As 74 year old with a range of conditions I feel a lot happier this afternoon after getting an appointment for my first jab at the weekend. What could be potentially problematic for ministers is how the roll out seems to vary depending on where you live. It would be good to see some data splits on the vaccine totals based on more specific local data beyond just the national regions. Overall though the trend is positive and hopefully the…

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Just five GOP Senators joined Democrats in voting to go forward with the impeachment trial against Trump for his role stirring up a mob that attacked the Capitol. The vote was on a move to stop the process taking place at all and gives a good indication of the likely outcome when the final vote is put in a fortnight’s time. A problem for Republican senators is that this vote might make them popular with the MAGA faction in the party’s…

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But if there was a referendum on re-joining “Against” is just ahead YouGov has released details of its England only weekend poll for the Sunday Times and the panel above shows some interesting findings. The top two might seem contradictory but I think it just highlights that people are very reluctant about change. It is not often we see an England only survey and the overall impression of the set of numbers above is that the English are mostly opposed…

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